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NC State three-panel: turf "Cold Injury/Chloroplast Masking"; closeup "Purple Leaf Tip"; "Leaf spot"

Purple Bermudagrass Greens? Cold Weather Likely to Blame

This fall, the weather has been ideal for golf and mainly for reducing pathogen activity. Signs of mini-ring and take-all root rot are appearing on bermudagrass putting greens, but the pathogens were…

NC STATE UNIVERSITY banner; turf disease examples labeled Brown patch, Gray Leaf Spot, Pythium blight

Gray Leaf Spot Development in Tall Fescue

Gray leaf spot has appeared in NC. This disease is difficult to control because the fungus thrives when nighttime temperatures stay above 72°F and produces many spores. We typically see about 28 days…

Cardboard box labeled "Turf Diagnosis Sample Please Rush" in black marker

Turfgrass Disease Diagnosis: A Bit of Science and a Lot of Art

Turfgrass disease diagnosis is challenging. Despite what many in the general public and maybe even within the industry think, turfgrass systems are not sterile environments. Many researchers have…

Golf putting green showing multiple circular brown turf damage patches

Why Should You Love Soil Temperatures When Managing Bermudagrass Diseases?

As the summer is coming to a close, except for 100oF temperatures in September, we are in the window to manage those important diseases of ultradwarf bermudagrass putting greens. Spring dead spot…

Golf green with numerous circular brown patches and a white fence in the background

Disease or Not Disease, That Is the Ultradwarf Question!

As temperatures across our region roller coaster their way into spring, bermudagrass putting greens are often some of the first warm-season turfgrass systems to green up. While that's a good thing…

Flagstick casting shadow on a golf green with distant cart and sand bunker

Fungicides "Not Working"? - Not So Fast!

Turf diseases are a change in structure and/or function of the plant caused by the continuous irritation of a pathogen that results in the production of symptoms. This is not to remind anyone of the…

Three men inspecting turf beside a large white tarp on a grassy field

Keep Old Man Winter From Hurting Bermudagrass Putting Greens

As bermudagrass putting greens enter dormancy over the next few weeks in the Carolinas, now is a good time to review some key management strategies for a successful transition next spring. Just…