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What to Consider After a Tropical System for Turf Disease Management

With Debby lurking off the SC and NC coasts, discussing what should be done in the aftermath is essential. Current rain totals vary from 4 to 20 inches, depending on where you are in the Carolinas.…

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Yellow Spot or Bacterial Etiolation? That Is the Question.

With the rapid transition from hot and dry to hot and humid, yellow spots develop on cool-season grass putting greens. Some are worried that the dreaded bacterial etiolation is making a comeback.…

The chart titled "Curative Suppression of Dollar Spot with Fungicides" from NC State University displays the percentage of dollar spot per plot over time, from May 13 to May 31. It compares six treatments: Secure, Maxima, Posterity, Daconil Ultrex, Chipco

What Is a Fungicide? That Is the Question!

I love the saying that Spring comes in like a lion and leaves like a lamb. It says we have no earthly idea what Spring holds for us. But by the end of Spring, all will be okay unless summer shows up…

North Carolina county map with red and gray counties; title "2013-22 Creeping Bentgrass Submission Origin"

North Carolina Putting Green Samples - 10 Year Review

The following post is a 10-year review (2013-2022) of turfgrass samples submitted to our lab from golf course putting greens solely in North Carolina. North Carolina is located in the transition zone…

North Carolina map with red highlighted counties; "Tall Fescue Sample Submissions"; 2011–2020; n=215

10-Year NC Landscape Turf Sample Review

The following data was collected from samples submitted to the North Carolina State Turf Diagnostics Lab from 2011 to 2020. This information shows all of the diagnoses we have made on these hosts…

Map of North Carolina counties colored, titled "Creeping Bent PG Sample Submissions", 2011–2020, n=808

10-Year NC County Golf Sample Review

The following data was collected from samples submitted to the North Carolina State Turf Diagnostics Lab from 2011 to 2020. This information shows all of the diagnoses we have made on these hosts…

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Review of Turf Pathology Fungicide Trials From 2020

We had many interesting fungicide trials in summer of 2020 and we are looking forward to discussing some of the new and exciting products as they get closer to market. Overall, our fungicide testing…

Front yard with sidewalk, green lawn showing patchy brown spots and a planted flowerbed

Ascochyta Leaf Blight – Uncommon & Sometimes Devastating

Asco what?! That’s the immediate response I get from turfgrass managers when I tell them I just diagnosed their damaged tall fescue sample as Ascochyta leaf blight. Even though we don’t see this…

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2019 Diagnostics Lab Review

Overall, total turfgrass samples submitted in 2019 to the NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab were nearly identical to total samples submitted in 2018 and only a few samples above our 10-year average. As…

Six labeled pots with small grass clumps in sand, labels: Gg, Gx, Ggram, Cc, Mc, NTC

Take-All Root Rot: A Complex Disease

Written by Cameron Stephens, a Ph.D. student co-advised by Dr. Jim Kerns and Dr. Travis GannonTake-all root rot (TARR) is a disease of ultradwarf hybrid bermudagrass maintained at < 0.2” (5mm) for…