What must first be identified before treatment can begin? - ANSWER Plant diseases.
What works better than treating turf grass diseases? - ANSWER Prevention
Alabama OTPS Turf Grass Disease
Management Correct 100%
What must first be identified before treatment can begin? - ANSWER Plant diseases.
What works better than treating turf grass diseases? - ANSWER Prevention
Define phototoxicity: - ANSWER Plant damage that occurs when chemicals are applied.
Define systemic pesticides: - ANSWER Chemicals that are absorbed by plants and
transported throughout the plant to help control pests.
What are the two most common turf grass diseases in Alabama? - ANSWER Dollar
Spot & Gray Leaf Spot
How do you manage Dollar Spot? - ANSWER - Maintain nitrogen levels
- Use fungicides
- Maintain moisture levels
How do you manage Gray Leaf Spot? - ANSWER - Most destructive to newly
established sod production fields.
- Avoid high nitrogen levels.
- Water deeply and frequently.
- Aerate
How do you manage Fairy Ring? - ANSWER - Mask symptoms with light fertilizer
applications.
- Irrigate as needed.
- Replace infested soil.
- Fumigate soil.
How do you manage Large Patch (aka Brown Patch)? - ANSWER - Common hosts are
St. Augustine, Zoysia, and Centipede grasses.
- Use fungicide.
- Avoid excessive nitrogen.
- Remove dew and do not overwater.
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