Recent Observations on the Bentgrass Etiolation in the Midwest
The Acidovorax/etiolation issues visited the Midwest during the past 2 weeks. There were multiple confirmed reports of etiolation on creeping bentgrass putting greens, but no confirmed reports of the...
View ArticleSlime mold on creeping bentgrass
Slime molds are very primitive organisms that can appear literally over night during periods of wet humid weather. The familiar “dog vomit” substance that occurs in landscaping mulch (Fig. 1) is...
View ArticleGray Leaf Spot in the Lower Midwest
Regular rain events in the lower Midwest favor the establishment and spread of a variety of turf diseases, including gray leaf spot (GLS). I have more gray leaf spot here in Indiana (from the Ohio...
View ArticleEnd-of-Summer…Patch
I would classify this narrative as an addition to the archive of observations regarding root disease, particularly summer patch, on Kentucky bluegrass. The rapid decline of turf in individual patches...
View ArticleFungicides and Root Pathogens: the Data Gap
There are no guarantees for success when applying fungicides for control of root diseases. Since pathogens are hidden beneath the turf surface, and no fungicide will move down through the plant to the...
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