Turf Diagnostics Lab Temporarily Closed
Written by Dr. Jim Kerns – To ensure that members of the Turfgrass Pathology program remain safe, I have decided …
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New Shipping Address for Turfgrass Diagnostics Lab
The NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab has moved from the Plant Disease and Insect Clinic (red star) located on …
New Turfgrass Disease Profiles
We have recently added three new turfgrass disease profiles to our website. They are leaf and sheath blight (a.k.a. …
2019 Diagnostics Lab Review
Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2019 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were nearly identical to total …
Take-All Root Rot: A Complex Disease
Written by Cameron Stephens, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Dr. Jim Kerns and Dr. Travis Gannon Take-all root rot (TARR) …
Fall Into Warm-Season Disease Prevention
It’s September 12th (still officially summer) and current weather patterns agree with forecasted highs in the upper 80’s/lower 90’s. …
Are You Pythed Off at Pythium Root Rot?
by Halle Hampy, Jim Kerns, and Lee Butler You have all heard that an ounce of prevention is worth a …
Does Nitrogen Increase Brown Patch Severity in Tall Fescue?
In North Carolina, tall fescue is widely grown throughout the mountain and piedmont regions. North Carolina is in the …
My Turf is Sick! Spray a Fungicide and Call Me in Two Weeks
By Jim Kerns, Lee Butler, and Nicholas Slipchenko All too often turf managers spray a fungicide when disease develops and …
Is Root Rot on Your Radar?
– By Daniel Freund, M.S. student For those who manage golf course putting greens, Pythium root rot should be on …
2018 Field Trial Highlights
While we conduct 60-70 field trials annually, these are a few of the more interesting ones we thought we …
Spring is an Exciting Time to be a Nematode!
As we come out of the gray days of winter and the soils start to warm up, it is …
Where Did Your Fungicide Go?
We believe all turfgrass managers are interested in maximizing the efficacy of their fungicide applications. In fact, many superintendents …
2018 Diagnostics Lab Review
Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2018 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were nearly identical to total …
Gray Leaf Spot on the Rise in North Carolina
Gray leaf spot (GLS) is caused by the fungus Magnaporthe oryzae and is a destructive disease of St. Augustinegrass, perennial …
Prevention is the Best Medicine for Fall Diseases
September is almost over and unfortunately, did not provide any fall like weather. The fall cool-down should be around …
If I Had a Dollar for Every Spot!
It’s time to welcome a new genus to the turfgrass pathogen family: Clarireedia! This genus has been suggested to …
How to Effectively Sample for Nematodes
With summer weather and heat officially here for the next three months, summer stress will start to develop on …
It's No Fairy Tale... It's Fairy Ring!
Fairy ring is a problematic disease of sand-based putting greens, especially on ultradwarf bermudagrass (UBD) putting greens. Previous research …
Get Your Head Out of Your Grass!
With the first week of spring behind us, many will be on the lookout for the first offenders of …