Fescue brown patch

Products with same code have the same mode of action and are in the same chemical class. Brown patch in tall fescue. Figure 2.

Figure 3. Figure 4. Figure 5. Figure 6. Figure 7. Brown patch in tall fescue, but not in surrounding zoysiagrass. Figure 8. Figure 9. Figure Brown patch lesions on tall fescue leaves.

Brown patch lesions on tall fescue leaves Figure Brown patch on a creeping bentgrass putting green. Brown patch and dollar spot on a creeping bentgrass putting green. Share this Article Tweet this Article.

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Post your puzzlers and help others with theirs. Some of this is due to the fact that what we accept, and even expect, as desirable tall fescue lends itself to increased disease pressure. Dark color, fine leaf texture, and a dense canopy all look great and its what people want to see , but these characteristics result in turfgrasses that retain heat and moisture due to their dark color and high density which results in less wind movement throughout the turf canopy.

This is one reason why we consistently see Kentucky 31 outperform many of the turf-type cultivars regarding brown patch incidence. Unfortunately, its coarse texture, light color, and open canopy make it undesirable in most turfgrass settings. We do indeed collect measurements of brown patch incidence on all of our tall fescue variety trials, and present the data accordingly.

Its just that they exhibit less brown patch incidence when ratings are collected. This is certainly valuable data to incorporate into your selection, but much of your brown patch prevention comes down to management with regards to proper fertilization, irrigation, mowing, etc. On lower-cut less than 1 inch creeping bentgrass putting greens, brown patch develops in roughly round patches that are brown or reddish-orange. Brown patch on creeping bentgrass putting greens is not a frequent issue because the disease is controlled by a broad array of fungicides that are normally part of a summer preventive program.

On tall fescue lawns and sports fields where fungicides are rarely used, this disease can cause significant turf loss.