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Biology and Management of Horseweed

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Editor’s note
The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

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Cool-Season Grasses: Lawn Establishment and Renovation

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Learn how to successfully establish or renovate cool-season grass lawns with proper soil preparation, seeding techniques, and essential fertilization steps.

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Diagnosing turfgrass disease.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 02

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Accurate diagnosis is the key to managing turfgrass disease in an environmentally and economically sound manner. When the cause is not accurately identified and management practices and control measures are not developed accordingly, inputs are wasted and high reestablishment costs may be incurred.

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Brown patch.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 05

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Brown patch is a sheath- and leaf-blighting summer disease that is common on tall fescue and bentgrass. It is particularly severe on tall fescue. With increased use of tall fescue in urban and commercial landscapes, brown patch has become a significant management problem.

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Dollar spot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 08

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Learn to identify and manage dollar spot, a common turfgrass disease affecting bentgrass and bluegrass, with symptoms, conditions, and control methods.

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Grasses in Shade: Establishing and Maintaining Lawns in Low Light

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Growing grass under trees is hard because the quality as well as the quantity of light changes in the shade. Learn what grass species and cultivars are shade-tolerant and how to manage a shady lawn in this University of Missouri Extension guide.

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Gray leaf spot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 11

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Gray leaf spot, also called blast, occurs in most areas of the country where perennial ryegrass is grown. Disease development is sporadic with little or no disease development in some years. Nevertheless, the potential destructiveness of gray leaf spot forces many turfgrass managers to apply preventive fungicide applications every year.

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Leaf and sheath spot of Kentucky bluegrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 14

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Rhizoctonia zeae forms pink to orange bulbils (resting structures). The fungus has been observed with increasing frequency since the early 2000s.

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Cool-Season Grass Cultivars for Athletic Fields

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Reviewed by Peng Tian
Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences

Reviewed by Manoj Chhetri
Department of Horticulture

Brad S. Fresenburg and John H. Dunn
Department of Horticulture

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Pythium foliar blight on perennial ryegrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 17

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Pythium foliar blight is one of the most feared turfgrass diseases, because the disease develops rapidly during periods of high temperature and high relative humidity. If left untreated, extensive loss of turf can occur in a few days.

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Summer patch on Kentucky bluegrass lawn.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 20

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Summer patch, sometimes referred to as frogeye patch, is a destructive disease of Kentucky bluegrass maintained for golf course fairways, green surrounds, parks and residential landscapes

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Biology and Management of Waterhemp

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Editor’s note
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Reviewed by Kevin Bradley
Division of Plant Sciences

Dawn Nordby, University of Illinois
Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University
Kevin Bradley, University of Missouri

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Yellow tuft in zoysiagrass.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 23

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Yellow tuft is a cool-season disease that is commonly observed on creeping bentgrass and intensively managed Kentucky bluegrass.

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Understanding Glyphosate to Increase Performance

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The following abstract describes a publication that is only available as a downloadable PDF.

Reviewed by Kevin Bradley
Division of Plant Sciences

Bob Hartzler, Iowa State University
Chris Boerboom, University of Wisconsin
Glenn Nice, Purdue University
Peter Sikkema, University of Guelph

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Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases

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This publication is designed to be a useful reference for diagnosticians, turfgrass managers, industry representatives and others who want to learn how to diagnose and manage common turfgrass diseases caused by plant pathogenic fungi.

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Pecan Pest Management: Insects and Diseases

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This guide details pecan insect pests and diseases that can cause economic losses to Missouri producers.

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Anthracnose basal rot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 03

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Anthracnose basal rot is a destructive crown rotting disease of creeping bentgrass and annual bluegrass on putting greens. On mixed bentgrass/annual bluegrass putting greens, the causal fungus infects one species or the other but rarely both.

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Copper spot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 06

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Copper spot is a foliar disease of bentgrass, with severest outbreaks occurring on velvet bentgrass. It also occurs sporadically on creeping bentgrass greens and higher cut creeping bentgrass tees and fairways. Gloeocercospora sorghi causes a leaf spot of bermudagrass and zoysiagrass as well.

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Drechslera leaf spot.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 09

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Drechslera diseases are part of a group of diseases caused by fungi that were once cataloged in the genus Helminthosporium. Over the years, taxonomists have revised the genus Helminthosporium to include the genera Drechslera, Marielliotta, Bipolaris and Exserohilum. This section covers the diseases Drechslera leaf spot and melting-out caused by D. poae and red leaf spot caused by D. erythrospila.

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Gray snow mold.

Identification and Management of Turfgrass Diseases, Page 12

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Gray snow mold is a winter turfgrass disease in regions where snow cover persists for long periods. All grasses can be damaged to some extent, but injury is often more severe on annual bluegrass and bentgrass putting greens.

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Turfgrass Disease Control

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Reviewed by Peng Tian
Assistant Professor, Plant Sciences

Reviewed by Manoj Chhetri
Department of Horticulture

Brad S. Fresenburg
Division of Plant Sciences

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Sewer Line Chemical Root Control (Category 5B)

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This manual contains information that applicators must be familiar with to become a certified sewer line root control applicator.

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Selecting Landscape Plants: Flowering Trees

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Discover how to select flowering trees that enhance your landscape with beauty and seasonal interest, including species like the flowering dogwood.

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Controlling Snakes After a Storm or Flood

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Snakes often become displaced after a storm or flooding event. As a result, many of these animals are seeking shelter and food in areas close to people. Read more to find out what to do when you encounter one.

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Controlling Nuisance Moles

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Moles often are a nuisance and can harm your plants. Visit our site to learn about Controlling Nuisance Moles.

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