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  1. Lawn Grass Cultivar Selection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-4027

    patch diseases Failure to select the proper species or cultivar may result in poor or thin grass ... disease and insect resistance, and adaptations that allow the turf to thrive in differing environmental ... selection. Turfgrass cultivars with resistance to diseases should also be included in the blend. For ...

  2. Downy Mildew of Grape

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-33

    infected leaves eventually turn brown, wither, curl and drop. The disease attacks older leaves in late ... Pathology Downy mildew is a major disease of grapes throughout the eastern United States. The fungus causes ... cotton-like growth (Figure 2). Infected tissue gradually becomes dark brown, irregular, and brittle. Severely ...

  3. Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1424

    Disease Control     Figure 6. Strawberry patch one week after renovation. Many problems due to insects and ... disease resistant. June-bearing types are most popular for the home garden and commercial use and are well ... cultivars in order to select cultivars according to personal needs (Table 1). In addition, selecting disease ...

  4. Cork Spot and Bitter Pit of Apples

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-01

    disease usually is not serious. This is an updated version of a fact sheet originally published in 1992. ... sometimes confuse these disorders with damage resulting from insects or pathological diseases, particularly ... used in controlling post-bloom diseases and insects affecting fruit. Do not apply calcium chloride ...

  5. Chicken Breed Selection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-60

    brown, or other colors such as blue and green. The best egg laying breeds tend to be the smaller bodied ... to protect animals from disease-causing pathogens to help keep them healthy. One of the biggest ... followed closely. Chickens should be purchased free of any disease to avoid introducing a disease into your ...

  6. Apple Powdery Mildew

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-21

    usually at the ends of branches. Small, whitish felt-like patches of fungal growth appear and quickly ... cover the entire leaf. Diseased leaves become narrow, crinkled, stunted and brittle. By mid-summer, ... fungal fruiting bodies, but their importance in the disease cycle is probably minimal. The fungus spreads ...

  7. Gray Leaf Spot of Corn

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-05

    prevalent foliar fungal diseases of corn in the state of Ohio ever since it was first reported in parts of ... into no-till fields and conditions are favorable for infection. Reports of high disease severity are ... humidity favor infect and disease development and spread. Under these conditions, yield losses ranging from ...

  8. Preventing Heart Disease

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-982.3-11

    good news is heart disease is preventable. The American Heart Association describes a coronary attack ... coronary artery disease. About 20% of all deaths from heart disease in the United States are directly ... the risk of heart disease is reduced by 50% within just one year. And no matter how long or how much ...

  9. Pollinator Quick Guide: What You Can Do to Help Bumble Bees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-81

    introduced diseases that infect only bumble bees. Because of these threats, some native bumble bee species ... that used to be common, such as the rusty-patched bumble bee, are now facing extinction. In 2017, the ... U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service listed the rusty-patched bumble bee as an endangered species under the ...

  10. Blueberry Leaf Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-43

    Tsuga  (hemlock, spruce), and Rhododendron (azalea, rhododendron). The disease has been reported in Asia, ... disease is sporadic and localized. Leaf rust can cause premature defoliation of affected bushes. Over ... time, and if not properly managed, bushes slowly decline and produce fewer marketable berries. Disease ...

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