The University of Arizona Karsten Turfgrass
Reseach Facility was established in 1991 at that time by the College
of Agriculture with major funding provided by Karsten Manufacturing
(Ping
®). The research facility is part of the university's
campus agricultural center at
2101 E. Roger Road, east of Campbell
Avenue. The 7.5 acres of turfgrass research plots
features five United States Golf Association specification putting
greens, two-4-meter deep lysimeters, and a weather station based
computer controlled irrigation system. The primary irrigation
source is tertiary effluent from the city of Tucson.