Below are listed citations of refereed scientific papers and book chapters authored or co-authored by Philip “Phil” Busey from 1971 to 2024, sorted by authors and years. Here is also a larger list of publications including non-refereed scientific papers and abstracts, trade articles, and in-house publications.
Adjei, M. B., P. Mislevy, R. S. Kalmbacher, and P. Busey. 1988. Production, quality, and persistence of tropical grasses as influenced by grazing frequency. Proc. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Florida 48:1-6.
Arrieta, C., P. Busey, and S. H. Daroub. 2009. Goosegrass and bermudagrass competition under compaction. Agron. J. 101:11-16
Atilano, R. A. and P. Busey. 1983. Susceptibility of St. Augustinegrass germplasm to Pyricularia grisea. Plant Dis. 67:782-785.
Broschat, T. K., and P. Busey. 2010. Toxicity of turfgrass postemergence herbicides to Wodyetia bifurcata. J. Int Palm Soc 54:137-140.
Busey, P. 1971. Sorghum pachytene karyotypes. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 58:245-257.
Busey, P. 1975. Elephantopodinae (Compositae). p. 873-888 in: Woodson and Schery (eds.) Flora of Panama. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 62:873-888.
Busey, P. 1980. Gamma ray dosage and mutation breeding in St. Augustinegrass. Crop Sci. 20:181-184.
Busey, P. 1981. Turfgrass field plot methods: An overview. p 157-164 in: Sheard, R. W. (ed.) Proc. Fourth Int. Turfgrass Res. Conf., Guelph, Ontario, Canada. 19-23 July 1981. Ontario Agric. Col., Univ. Guelph and Int. Turfgrass Soc., Guelph, Ontario.
Busey, P. 1983. Management of crop breeding. p. 31-54 in: Wood, D. R. (ed.) Crop Breeding, Foundations of Modern Crop Science Series, Crop Science Society of America, Madison, WI.
Busey, P. 1986. Bermudagrass germplasm adaptation to natural pest infestation and suboptimal nitrogen fertilization. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 111:630-634.
Busey, P. 1986. Morphological identification of St. Augustinegrass cultivars. Crop Sci. 26:28-32.
Busey, P. 1989. Genotype selection and seeding rate in bahiagrass establishment. pp 40-45 in: Transportation Research Record 1224, TRB, National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Busey, P. 1989. Progress and benefits to humanity from breeding warm-season grasses for turf. p. 49-70 in: D. A. Sleper, K. H. Asay, and J. F. Pedersen (eds.). Contributions from breeding forage and turf grasses. CSSA Spec. Publ. 15, Crop Science Society of America, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
Busey, P. 1990. Inheritance of host adaptation in the southern chinch bug (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Amer. 83:563-567.
Busey, P. 1990. Polyploid Stenotaphrum germplasm: Resistance to the polyploid damaging population southern chinch bug. Crop Sci. 30:588-593.
Busey, P. 1992. Seedling growth, fertilization timing, and establishment of bahiagrass. Crop Sci. 32:1099-1103.
Busey, P. 1993. Registration of FX-10 St. Augustinegrass. Crop Science 33:214-215.
Busey, P. 1995. Field and laboratory resistance of St. Augustinegrass germplasm to the southern chinch bug. HortScience 30:1253-1255.
Busey, P. 1995. Genetic diversity and vulnerability of St. Augustinegrass. Crop Sci. 35:322-327.
Busey, P. 1996. Wilt avoidance in St. Augustinegrass germplasm. HortScience 31: 1135-1138.
Busey, P. 2001. Optimum herbicide strategy for managing mixed weed populations in the southern U. S. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 9:1001-1004.
Busey, P. 2003. Bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum Flügge. pp. 331-348 in: Casler, M. D., and Duncan, R. R. (eds.) Biology, breeding, and genetics of turfgrasses. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ.
Busey, P. 2003. Cultural management of weeds in turfgrass: A review. Crop Science 43:1899-1911.
Busey, P. 2003. Reduction of torpedograss (Panicum repens) canopy and rhizomes by quinclorac split applications. Weed Technology 17:190-194.
Busey, P. 2003. St. Augustinegrass, Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze. pp. 309-330 in: Casler, M. D., and Duncan, R. R. (eds.) Biology, breeding, and genetics of turfgrasses. John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ.
Busey, P. 2003. Winter survival of St. Augustinegrass cultivars. HortScience 38:1439-1440.
Busey, P. 2004. Goosegrass (Eleusine indica) control with foramsulfuron in bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) turf. Weed Technology 18:634-640.
Busey, P. 2009. Irrigation interval and herbicide reduces dollarweed (Hydrocotyle umbellata) in St. Augustinegrass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) turf. Int. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 11:1167-1175.
Busey, P. 2009. Proliferation and detection of contamination in turfgrass vegetative propagation. Internat. Turfgrass Soc. Res. J. 11:1177-1182
Busey, P. 2024. Goosegrass seedling emergence and growth in bermudagrass canopy and divots. HortScience 59:1182-1185.
Busey, P. and B. J. Center. 1987. Southern chinch bug (Hemiptera: Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) overcomes resistance in St. Augustinegrass. J. Econ. Entomol. 80:608-611.
Busey, P. and B. J. Myers. 1979. Growth rates of turfgrasses propagated vegetatively. Agron. J. 71:817-821.
Busey, P. and E. I. Zaenker. 1992. Resistance bioassay from southern chinch bug (Heteroptera: Lygaeidae) excreta. J. Econ. Entomol. 85:2032-2038.
Busey, P. and G. H. Snyder. 1993. Population outbreak of the southern chinch bug is regulated by fertilization. Int. Turfgrass Soc. J. 7:353-357.
Busey, P. and J. H. Parker. 1992. Energy conservation and efficient turfgrass maintenance. pp. 473-500 in: Waddington, D. V., R. N. Carrow, and R. C. Shearman (eds.). Turfgrass–Agronomy Monograph 32, American Society of Agronomy, Madison, WI.
Busey, P. and L. N. Wright. 1978. Sexual reproduction expressed in Eragrostis curvula. J. Arizona-Nevada Acad. Sci. 13:62-64.
Busey, P. and R. W. White. 1993. South Florida: A center of origin for turfgrass production. Int. Turfgrass Soc. J. 7:863-869.
Busey, P. and S. B. Boyer. 1997. Golf ball roll friction of Cynodon genotypes. International Turfgrass Society Research Journal 8:59-63.
Busey, P., J. A. Reinert, and R. A. Atilano. 1982. Genetic and environmental determinants of zoysiagrass adaptation in a subtropical region. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 107:79-82.
Busey, P., R. M. Giblin-Davis, C. W. Riger, and E. I. Zaenker. 1991. Susceptibility of diploid St. Augustinegrasses to Belonolaimus longicaudatus. J. Nematol. Suppl. 23(4S):604-610.
Busey, P., R. M. Giblin-Davis, and B. J. Center. 1993. Resistance in Stenotaphrum to the sting nematode. Crop Sci. 33:1066-1070.
Busey, P., T. K. Broschat, and B. J. Center. 1982. Classification of St. Augustinegrass. Crop Sci. 22:469-473.
Busey, P., T. K. Broschat, and D. L. Johnston. 2003. Injury to landscape plants by volatile turf herbicides. HortTechnology 13:650-653.
Busey, P., and D. L. Johnston. 2005. Predicting preemergence herbicide effects on overseeded perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne). Internat. Turfgrass Res. Soc. J. 10:1179-1183.
Busey, P., and D. L. Johnston. 2006. Impact of cultural factors on weed populations in St. Augustinegrass turf. Weed Sci. 54:961-967.
Croat, T. B. and P. Busey. 1975. Geographical affinities of the Barro Colorado Island Flora. Brittonia 27:127-135.
Dudeck, A. E., J. A. Reinert, and P. Busey. 1986. Registration of ‘Floralawn’ St. Augustinegrass. Crop Sci. 26:1083.
Fluck, R. C. and P. Busey. 1988. Energy for mowing turfgrass. Trans. ASAE 31:1304-1308.
Giblin-Davis, R. M., P. Busey, and B. J. Center. 1992. Dynamics of Belonolaimus longicaudatus parasitism on a susceptible St. Augustinegrass host. J. Nematol. 24:432-437.
Giblin-Davis, R. M., P. Busey, and B. J. Center. 1995. Parasitism of Hoplolaimus galeatus on diploid and polyploid St. Augustinegrasses. J. Nematology 27:472-477.
Mislevy, P., P. Busey, and F. G. Martin. 1994. Production and quality of St. Augustinegrass on a Pomona fine sand. Soil Crop Sci. Soc. Florida Proc. 53:69-74.
Neel, P. L., E. O. Burt, P. Busey, and G. H. Snyder. 1978. Sod production in shallow beds of waste materials. J. Am. Soc. Hort. Sci. 103:549-553.
Reinert, J. A. and P. Busey. 1983. Resistance of bermudagrass selections to the tropical sod webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). Environ. Entomol. 12:1844-1845.
Reinert, J. A. and P. Busey. 2001. Host resistance to the tawny mole cricket, Scapteriscus vicinus, in bermudagrass, Cynodon spp. International. Turfgrass Journal 9:793-797.
Reinert, J. A. and P. Busey. 2005. Response of bahiagrass, Paspalum notatum, genotypes to feeding damage by tawny mole cricket, Scapteriscus vicinus. Internat. Turfgrass Res. Soc. J. 10:767-771.
Reinert, J. A., P. Busey, and F. G. Bilz. 1986. Old World St. Augustinegrasses resistant to the southern chinch bug (Heteroptera:Lygaeidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 79:1073-1075.
Reinert, J. A., P. Busey, and F. G. Bilz. 1989. Bermudagrass resistance to the tropical sod webworm (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). p. 325-327 in: Proc. Sixth Int. Turfgrass Res. Conf.
Reinert, J. A., R. W. Toler, B. D. Bruton, and P. Busey. 1981. Retention of resistance by mutants of ‘Floratam’ St. Augustinegrass to the southern chinch bug and St. Augustine decline. Crop Sci. 21:464-466.
Scheffrahn, R. H., N. Su, and P. Busey. 1997. Laboratory and field evaluations of selected chemical treatments for control of drywood termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae). J. Econ. Entomol. 90:492-502.
Scheffrahn, R. H., P. Busey, J. K. Edwards, J. Krecek, M. Boudanath, and N. Su. 2001. Chemical prevention of colony foundation by the drywood termite, Cryptotermes brevis (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae), in attic modules. J. Econ. Entomol. 94:915-919.
Scheffrahn, R. H., W. P. Robbins, P. Busey, N. Su, and R. K. Mueller. 1993. Evaluation of a novel, hand-held, acoustic emissions detector to monitor termites (Isoptera: Kalotermitidae, Rhinotermitidae) in wood. J. Econ. Entomol. 86:1720-1729.
Tarjan, A. C. and P. Busey. 1985. Genotypic variability of bermudagrass damage by ectoparasitic nematodes. HortScience 20:675-676.