Plant & Pest Advisory, Landscape, Nursery & Turf Edition, November 15, 2012

• Diseases of Turfgrass
  • Stem and Crown Rust; Stripe Smut; Take All Patch
  • Pink Snow Mold
• Announcements
  • Turfgrass Expo – December 4 – 6, 2012 at Trump Taj Mahal Casino/Resort
    This is a great opportunity to receive the latest turf management information from nationally renowned speakers.
    For additional information, please contact Cece Peabody (973) 812-6467,
    e-mail execdirector@njturfgrass.org or
    Anne Diglio (848) 932-6396, e-mail diglio@aesop.rutgers.edu.

By Jim Murphy

Many are planting new turf areas or re-seeding damaged areas using perennial ryegrass. Perennial ryegrass has the advantage of a fast establishment rate; a full turf cover can develop within 4 weeks.

However, you need to be aware that gray leaf spot disease…

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By Bruce Clarke

Have received several questions from golf course superintendents over the last few days about potential phytotoxicity from the use of Daconil Action (cholorthalonil + acibenzolar) on golf course greens and fairways.  I have worked with Daconil Action for 7-8 years and have not seen any “unique” phytotoxicity associated with that…

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By Bruce Clarke

Several golf courses in the tri-state area have reported symptoms of etiolation and decline of creeping bentgrass putting greens.   In some cases, the etiolation has occurred in isolated areas and then disappeared, but in other situations etiolation has progressed into a gradual decline of affected turf.  Patches can range from…

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By Jim Murphy

Recent rains have stimulated more crabgrass to emerge. This will probably continue through the end of the month. If applied preemergence herbicides, especially early in the spring, you may start to see “breakthrough”. If have decided to control crabgrass postemergence (manually or with postemergence herbicides), you should scout for emerging plants after…

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• Murphy on Turf

Up Coming Events:

Register on-line (or print registration form)  for Field Days at www.njturfgrass.org.
Early registration discount for both field days ends on July 13th. 

• Golf and Fine Turf Field Day will be held on Tuesday, July 31st at the Turf Research Facility on Hort Farm II, 102 Ryders Lane, North Brunswick NJ.  Registration will begin at 7:30 am. An optional pesticide recertification core session will be given from at 8 – 8:30 am and field tours will run from 9 am to 1 pm.  Lunch will be provided from 1 – 2 pm.
  Basic Training for the Professional Fertilizer Applicator Certification Exam will be presented at no charge from 2-3 pm for the first 80 registrants. Find more information at www.njturfgrass.org.

• Lawn, Landscape & Sports Turf Field Day and Trade Show will be held on Wednesday, August 1st at the Adelphia Plant Science Facility, 594 Halls Mill Road, Freehold NJ.  Registration & Trade Show opens at 7:30 am with field tours and equipment demonstrations running from 9 am – 1 pm. Lunch will be provided from 1-2 pm. An optional pesticide recertification core session will be given from 2-2:30 pm.
  Pesticide recertification credits will be awarded for NJ, NY, CT, DE, MD and PA. For additional information  go to www.njturfgrass.org.