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Aerial turf plots showing patchy dead grass; title "Review of Spring Dead Spot and Large Patch Trials From 2021-22"

Review of Spring Dead Spot and Large Patch Trials From 2021-22

Each year our program conducts 60 to 75 fungicide trials on various turfgrass diseases. Fall disease management trials focus on diseases of warm-season grasses and those diseases include spring dead…

NC STATE UNIVERSITY; left: green turf surface; right: circular turf plug half brown half green

"Winter:30" for Maladies of Turfgrass

After the 4th warmest December on record, it is probably difficult to think about potential winter issues when most folks were still outside in short pants. However, seeing green grass and even some…

Spring dead spot symptoms in a bermudagrass landscape setting.

Time to Treat for Spring Dead Spot & Large Patch

Written by Halle Hampy, M.S. candidate under the direction of Dr. Jim KernsDespite the unpredictability of 2020, one thing that remains reliable is the changing of the seasons. It’s that time of year…

Front yard lawn with multiple circular dead patches and a young tree near a house

Cool Spring Weather Extends Large Patch Injury on Warm-Season Turf

Large patch, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia solani, is one of the most damaging diseases of warm-season turf species such as centipedegrass, St. Augustinegrass, zoysiagrass, and seashore paspalum.…