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| Symptoms: fungi inhabit root zone,
form surface mushrooms/puff balls; dark green or brown
outer ring of dead turf; inner ring has green grass;
occurs in same location from one year to the next and
spreads outward; areas turn hydrophilic during drought. Cultural control: •avoid irrigation water containing algae •use only well decomposed organic matter •control thatch •remove excess woody limbs/undecomposed roots •avoid <85:15 greens mixes (ie. 80:20 or other mixes with more organic matter) •maintain field capacity with irrigation •apply medium levels of N •apply wetting agents |
Fungicides: flutolanil (ProStar)
primary fungicide;Basiodiomycete fungicides: bicoral,
polyoxin, mepronil, bitertanol, flutolanil
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