APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee

Turfgrass Pathology Committee of the American Phytopathological Society. Tweets from Chair @SaraMStricker and Immediate Past Chair @JamesHempfling

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

A friendly reminder to join the webinar at 12 pm Central!

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

Register today for an upcoming webinar on April 23rd at 12 pm Central. “Roots Got You Down: Evaluating and Combating Nematode Issues” webinar is planed by the APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee and will be presented by Dr. Jim Kerns and Dr. Joe Roberts.
https://t.co/jG6S31KVS2

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

Register today for an upcoming webinar on April 23rd at 12 pm Central. “Roots Got You Down: Evaluating and Combating Nematode Issues” webinar is planed by the APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee and will be presented by Dr. Jim Kerns and Dr. Joe Roberts.
https://t.co/jG6S31KVS2

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Our recent publication shows that 55-65°F is the optimal 5-day average soil temp range to apply fungicides for spring dead spot. My student ⁦@MikeB_Turf⁩ is further refining this by developing a cooling degree-day model that he’ll present next week ⁦@ASA_CSSA_SSSA⁩

[Lee Miller @purdueturfpath]

Rare uptick in $ spot potential indicated by the Smith Kerns model this morning. If your last application on bentgrass was a contact or in early Oct., consider scouting for damage and perhaps putting out a strong preventive to go into winter clean. https://t.co/p6p0RkoyIe

[Jesse Benelli @JJBenelli]

Gray leaf spot eating well in November at the Benelli house. Extended season for this disease it seems.

[Paul Koch @plkoch2]

Happy to share that our paper detailing iron sulfate for use on dollar spot suppression in WI, MN, and VA is now published. Thanks to @GCSAA @WGCSA @MnGCSA for funding this work! @djsoldat @kurtaculous @VTTurfPath @StrawTurf

Check it out here: https://t.co/95XQVdG1yu

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

The recent storms and moderate temps in Arkansas completed the final leg of the Disease Triangle: conducive environment. Large patch is loving life! ⁦@APS_Turfgrass⁩

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

@HutchensWendell @ArkansasTurf @ThatWeedsDoc @MikeB_Turf @_jessywithay 🤌

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

You don't need to be a trained turf pathologist to spot the controls in this brown patch study #smoked

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

@KennedyAnneTurf

[Wendell Hutchens @HutchensWendell]

Excited to get this spring dead spot review published in @crop_science to present at the International Turfgrass Research Conference in 2025. I really enjoyed working with the excellent team of co-authors on this paper!

https://t.co/fe3O8OBwjV

[Ming-Yi Chou @TurfgrassChou]

Laid our take-all patch trial out at Metuchen G&CC this morning. Great thanks to @JasonOsterhoudt for letting us kill your grass...

[Jesse Benelli @JJBenelli]

Symptoms of mini ring coming on strong in SC. Diving soil temps next week should slow down the pathogen big time.

[Lee Butler @turfbutler]

I think it’s safe to say Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) is loving these conditions in Raleigh, NC on ‘Zeon’ zoysia!

[Lee Butler @turfbutler]

The NC State TDL will waive all fees associated with our services through the end of 2024 for any turfgrass manager in Western North Carolina affected by Hurricane Helene. @KernsJim @CarolinasGCSA
https://t.co/6no0WjSi0j

[Pingyuan (Bay) Zhang 张平远 @PingyuanZ]

Ha! A lonely brown patch decided to meet the world in late September.

[Paul Koch @plkoch2]

The 2025 Dollar Spot Research Conference will be held Mar 18/19, 2025 in Pinehurst, NC. Public and private researchers globally are invited to attend in-person or remotely.

For now save the date, but more details will be available at the following site: https://t.co/dqxFU4PzPx

[APS Turfgrass Pathology Committee @APS_Turfgrass]

@KennedyAnneTurf Love it! 😍

[Fereshteh Shahoveisi @F_Shahoveisi]

Our last year nematode survey resulted in the first report of sting nematode from turf in MD @umdturf

[Marvin Seaman @JandM2014]

Anthracnose still cranking in upstate NY. CBG sample.