Strobilurin (QoI) Fungicides
Strobilurin fungicides trace there origions to a fungal
antibiotic produced by the pine cone fungus Strobilurus
tenacellus. It's believed that this wood rotting fungus, and
similar fungi, produced strobilurin to help protect it from
microbes present in the woods. Over the years researchers enhanced
the natural strobilurin synthetically leading to the class of
fungicides known as strobilurins.
Widely used in Agriculture, it was not until 1997 when the first
one, azoxystrobin, was registered for turf use i...
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It seems like it never gets too hot for Pythium
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Pythium blight is a severe disease of
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like creeping bentgrass are most susceptible but couchgrass and
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With spring soon to arrive
maintaining a quality practice tee through the
season is a difficult challenge. Factors
like size of the hitting area, and the intensity
of use...
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Spider Mitesare Active inEarly Spring
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Microdochium Patch is "The" Problem on Cool and Warm Season Turfgrasses in Winter
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Spring Dead Spot is Difficult to Control in the Spring… Manage it in the Fall
A chronic and difficult disease to control of couchgrass is Spring Dead Spot (SDS). Spring dead spot symptoms appear in spring when couch-grass begins growth or "green up". These conditi...
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