Written by three of the top professionals in the turfgrass field, Managing Turfgrass Pests,
Second Edition brings together hundreds of solutions and best practices to help you …

The dynamics of microbial communities associated with dying cover crops are of interest
because of potential impacts on disease in a subsequent crop, and because of the …

Creeping bentgrass is considered the premier turfgrass species grown on golf courses, and
there is a growing demand for an understanding of its maintenance and management …

Pythium root rot (PRR) is a disease that can rapidly devastate large swaths of golf course
putting greens, with little recourse once symptoms appear. Golf courses routinely apply …

Turfgrass pathology integrates the principles of plant pathology with those of turfgrass
culture and science. Perhaps the greatest advances in turfgrass pathology since 1990 have …

Pythium root dysfunction (PRD), caused by Pythium volutum, has been observed on golf
course putting greens established with creeping bentgrass in the southeastern United States …

Many Pythium spp. are causal agents of diseases of turfgrasses. Pythium spp. disseminate
through irrigation systems in agricultural settings, and this study provides evidence that …

Pythium diseases are common in hydroponic crop production and often threaten the
greenhouse production of cucumber, tomato, lettuce, and other crops. In tobacco transplant …

Symptoms of Pythium root dysfunction (PRD) in creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) are
most common in the summer during periods of heat and drought stress. However, recent …

This chapter covers the multitude of fungal pathogens that occur primarily during the cool
and colder months of the year when conditions are highly conducive to their growth and …