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Fusarium Disease Management |
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| Symptoms: most serious during
hot, humid conditions when turf is under drought stress. Starts
as light green patches 2-6 inches in diameter. Circular patches,
elongated streaks. Patches turn from light green to reddish brown,
to tan, to straw color. Frogeye pattern with healthy grass in
the center of a doughnut-shaped area up to 3 feet in diameter.
Grass dies as the roots and crown die. Cultural control: avoid severely drought stress conditions maintain good drainage core aerate |
Fungicides: trifloxystrobin
(Compass) vorlan (Curalan, Touche) cyproconazole (Sentinel) iprodione (Chipco 26019) fludioxonil (Medallion) |