G89-925 'Helminthosporium' Leaf Spot and Melting Out Diseases of Turfgrass (Revised December 1995)

Authors

John E. Watkins, University of Nebraska–LincolnFollow
Roch E. Gaussoin, University of Nebraska-LincolnFollow
Terrance P. Riordan, University of Nebraska - LincolnFollow

Date of this Version

1989

Document Type

Article

Comments

© 1989, The Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska on behalf of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Extension. All rights reserved.

Abstract

Symptoms and controls for "Helminthosporium" leaf spot and melting out are discussed.

Leaf spot and melting out are two fungal diseases of turfgrass within the "Helminthosporium" leaf, crown and root disease complex. They are the most common and serious groups of cool season turfgrass diseases in North America.