KANSAS TURF PEST CONTROL CATEGORY 3B
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home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod
Turfgrass industry in production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
Kansas includes: recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and
cemeteries.
Turf management involves the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing,
selecting: and controlling thatch.
is in the transition zone between the northern cool-
Geographically, Kansas is season grass range and the southern warm-season
grass range.
Cool season grasses bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
include
Warm season grasses bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
include
The following practices Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties,
will help maintain overall provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate
turfgrass health and fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch,
prevent disease use appropriate mowing heights, improve airflow and
development. light availability
The first step in control of accurate diagnosis
turfgrass problems is
, Determine the overall distribution of the problem,
identify the affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if
possible), observe symptoms on individual plants,
determine weather conditions before and during
To diagnose turfgrass
disease development, knowledge of weather
problems follow these
conditions will help you select the right disease,
steps:
determine potential problems with soil structure or
fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at
the site, review pesticide management practices, use
reference materials
brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of
zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
Common turfgrass
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch,
diseases in Kansas include:
powdery mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring
dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
Brown Patch
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a Summer disease
Brown patch is more Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
severe on
Brown patch initially is Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid
Management of brown
seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do
patch includes:
not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
Dollar spot
grown in Kansa
Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6"
Dollar spot symptoms
diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is
spot includes prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all
Fairy ring is caused by:
species of turf
EXAM | ALL QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS | ALREADY GRADED A+ | LATEST
EXAM | VERIFIED ANSWERS
Save
home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod
Turfgrass industry in production, golf courses, athletic fields and other
Kansas includes: recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and
cemeteries.
Turf management involves the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing,
selecting: and controlling thatch.
is in the transition zone between the northern cool-
Geographically, Kansas is season grass range and the southern warm-season
grass range.
Cool season grasses bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
include
Warm season grasses bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
include
The following practices Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties,
will help maintain overall provide adequate drainage, provide appropriate
turfgrass health and fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch,
prevent disease use appropriate mowing heights, improve airflow and
development. light availability
The first step in control of accurate diagnosis
turfgrass problems is
, Determine the overall distribution of the problem,
identify the affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if
possible), observe symptoms on individual plants,
determine weather conditions before and during
To diagnose turfgrass
disease development, knowledge of weather
problems follow these
conditions will help you select the right disease,
steps:
determine potential problems with soil structure or
fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at
the site, review pesticide management practices, use
reference materials
brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of
zoysiagrass, lef spot and melting out, necrotic
Common turfgrass
ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch,
diseases in Kansas include:
powdery mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring
dead spot, slime molds, andsummer patch
Rhizoctonia salami most common and important
Brown Patch
disease of tall fescue in Kansas
Brown patch is a Summer disease
Brown patch is more Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
severe on
Brown patch initially is Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid
Management of brown
seeding rates greater than recommended rates , do
patch includes:
not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses
Dollar spot
grown in Kansa
Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6"
Dollar spot symptoms
diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
Management of dollar Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is
spot includes prevalent in nitrogen deficient turf
Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all
Fairy ring is caused by:
species of turf
