Turfgrass Diseases
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There are over 100 diseases that affect North Carolina turfgrasses. Fortunately, there are only about 25 turfgrass diseases that develop year after year. The following is a list of the most common diseases that affect North Carolina turfgrasses.
- Algae
- Anthracnose
- Brown Patch
- Copper Spot
- Damping Off
- Dollar Spot
- Fairy Ring
- Gray Leaf Spot
- Gray Snow Mold
- Large Patch
- Leaf and Sheath Blight (Mini Ring)
- Leaf Spot
- Microdochium Patch
- Nematodes
- Powdery Mildew
- Pythium Blight
- Pythium Root Dysfunction
- Pythium Root Rot
- Red Leaf Spot
- Red Thread
- Rust
- Slime Mold
- Spring Dead Spot
- Summer Patch
- Take-All Root Rot
- White Patch
- Yellow Patch
- Yellow Tuft