M. Aaron Tucker
Assistant Professor (Turfgrass Management)
Crop, Soil & Environmental Sciences
(601) 497-7397
matucker@auburn.edu
Get In Touch
Address:
219 Funchess Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
Biography
EDUCATION
- Associate of Science, East Central Community College
- Bachelor of Science in Agronomy: Golf and Sports Turf Management, Mississippi State University
- Master of Science in Plant Pathology, Mississippi State University
- Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science, Virginia Tech
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor of Turfgrass Management, Auburn University (August 2025-Present)
- Graduate Research Assistant in Turfgrass Pathology and Precision Turfgrass Management, Virginia Tech (July 2020-August 2025)
- Graduate Research Assistant in Turfgrass Pathology, Mississippi State University (August 2017-May 2020)
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
- Golf Course Superintendents Association of America
- Crop Science Society of America
- Agronomy Science Society of America
- Society of Nematology
Research
My research focus will be on evaluating cultural and chemical management strategies for managing turfgrass diseases and plant parasitic nematodes that affect turfgrasses in the deep south. My previous research endeavors have focused on understanding population dynamics of ectotrophic root-infecting fungi that affect ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens as well as understanding more about how lance nematodes illicit damage to creeping bentgrass greens in the transition zone. My ultimate goal is to understand what diseases and nematodes are most problematic to turf managers in the state of Alabama and provide innovative research that will be practical for stakeholders.