Justice Ruwona, Ph.D. student and Dr. Lee Miller Dollar spot is the most fungicide intensive and expensive disease to control on golf courses. New bentgrass cultivars with enhanced dollar spot resistance are available but adoption has been slow due to the expense of renovation procedures and unknown agronomic attributes of the new varieties. This research[Read More…]
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By Mariah Cashbaugh, Ph.D. student and Dr. Lee Miller – Purdue University Turfgrass pathogens diminish the quality, aesthetics, and utility of turfgrasses. In golf courses, putting greens require careful management to maintain the pristine playing conditions demanded by players. This often involves multiple fungicide applications throughout the season to keep common pathogens under control. Pathogen[Read More…]
Nematology: The Purdue Turfgrass Pathology Program recently graduated Asa McCurdy, M.S. following his research scouring the state last year to assess nematode populations on golf putting greens. Asa sampled 10 golf courses throughout Indiana to continue his previous research sampling from 10 courses in Missouri/KC. To our knowledge, this is the first broad systematic nematode[Read More…]
A Cold Mold that Craves the Shade Dr. Lee Miller & Asa McCurdy Pink snow mold is a disease caused by the fungal pathogen Microdochium nivale (syn. Monographella nivalis) that is being observed in middle and northern Indiana this late winter. The pathogen is termed psychrophilic, or cold loving, due to its propensity to grow[Read More…]
