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Welcome to The Ohio State University Turfgrass Disease Team web site! The purpose of this web site is to update you about the important turfgrass diseases, as well as inform you of new research findings in the area. Check out our publications and disease updates for more information on specific diseases.
To learn more about us visit the "People" page on the left navigation bar. Here you will find our contact information. This website contains an RSS feed so be sure to subscribe so that you can receive updates about plant diseases occurring right now in Ohio. These updates can be found on the "Turf Disease Updates" page. The "Sampling" page will be of interest to those needing answers from the experts and "Publications" will contain any recent research we have done on turfgrass diseases or articles, such as fact sheets. For more information and full articles click on the green titles. If you have questions please feel free to contact us!
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Recent Publications
Dollar spot is the most important disease of highly maintained turfgrass worldwide. It can cause disease on most species of turfgrass. Considering the importance of the disease and the number of years that dollar spot has been researched by plant pathologists, it is surprising that we still know little about this disease and the fungus that causes it.
We've updated the "Families of Fungicides for Turfgrass" table!
*Updated March 2011 - Make sure to check out the updated version of our section of the L-187 Bulletin, Management of Turfgrass Diseases.
Recent Turf Disease Updates
Red Thread is active in much of Ohio and Leaf Spot is being found on many cool-season grasses. Read more here!
Pink Snow Mold is present on turfgrass, especially immature stands of grass seeded last fall. Read more!
There are many questions being asked about the recent EPA decisions regarding PCNB. Read this article to get answers to your questions.
