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Fusarium Disease Management
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)










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