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Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses,
athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and
cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season grass range and the
southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide adequate drainage,
turfgrass health and prevent disease development. provide appropriate fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use
appropriate mowing heights, improve airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is accurate diagnosis
, To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: 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 disease development,
knowledge of weather conditions will help you select the right disease,
determine potential problems with soil structure or fertility, determine the
history of cultural practices at the site, review pesticide management practices,
use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and
melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery
mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer
patch
Brown Patch Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall fescue in
Kansas
Brown patch is a Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than
recommended rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2"
on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen
deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming
organic matter and affect turf grass growth
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering Fungal fruiting structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area.
In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil
underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include Three categories.
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Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes: home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod production, golf courses,
athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks, roadsides, airports, and
cemeteries.
Turf management involves selecting: the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and controlling thatch.
Geographically, Kansas is is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season grass range and the
southern warm-season grass range.
Cool season grasses include bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
Warm season grasses include bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
The following practices will help maintain overall Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide adequate drainage,
turfgrass health and prevent disease development. provide appropriate fertility, avoid compaction, prevent excessive thatch, use
appropriate mowing heights, improve airflow and light availability
The first step in control of turfgrass problems is accurate diagnosis
, To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps: 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 disease development,
knowledge of weather conditions will help you select the right disease,
determine potential problems with soil structure or fertility, determine the
history of cultural practices at the site, review pesticide management practices,
use reference materials
Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include: brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass, lef spot and
melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium patch, powdery
mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot, slime molds, andsummer
patch
Brown Patch Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall fescue in
Kansas
Brown patch is a Summer disease
Brown patch is more severe on Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
Brown patch initially is Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
Management of brown patch includes: Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates greater than
recommended rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or evening.
Dollar spot Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in Kansa
Dollar spot symptoms Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn turf grass. 1-2"
on putting greens
Management of dollar spot includes Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in nitrogen
deficient turf
Fairy ring is caused by: Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of turf
Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming
organic matter and affect turf grass growth
In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering Fungal fruiting structures (mushrooms or puffballs) May appear in the ring area.
In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe visible in the thatch or soil
underneath the ring
Fairy ring symptoms include Three categories.
