Managing turfgrass diseases in Asia with minimal input

These are my slides for a presentation in Boston at the International Congress of Plant Pathology. I spoke in the session on "Precision Turf and Ornamental Disease Management in the 21st Century" and discussed managing diseases with minimal input by first choosing the grass that will get the fewest diseases. I also discussed how one can manage the grass to minimize disease problems by applying the temperature-based growth potential of PACE Turf, using MLSN to ensure the grass is supplied with enough nutrients, and adjusting the growth rate by measuring the clipping volume.

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1. Managing turfgrass diseases in Asia with
   minimal input
   Micah Woods
   July 30, 2018
   Chief Scientist
   Asian Turfgrass Center
   www.asianturfgrass.com
   @asianturfgrass
   

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2. 1. Grass selection and climate
   

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3. 1. Grass selection and climate
   2. Grasses used and primary diseases
   

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4. 1. Grass selection and climate
   2. Grasses used and primary diseases
   3. Managing turf with #GP, #MLSN, and #ClipVol
   

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5. Grass selection and climate
   

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14. Compared to North America, locations at
    the same latitude in Asia generally receive
    a lower sunshine duration.
    

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15. Grasses used and primary
    diseases
    

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16. Axonopus compressus, Bali
    

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17. Axonopus compressus, Singapore
    

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18. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Axonopus compressus, Hong Kong
    

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19. Zoysia matrella, Davao, Mindanao
    

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20. Zoysia matrella, Hateruma-jima
    

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21. Zoysia matrella and Zoysia japonica, Shizuoka, Japan
    

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22. Rhizoctonia cerealis (elephant’s footprint) on Zoysia japonica, Shimane, Japan
    

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23. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Zoysia japonica, Shimane, Japan
    

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24. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Zoysia japonica, Kanagawa, Japan
    

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25. Curvularia (dog’s footprint) on Zoysia matrella, Okinawa
    

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26. Curvularia (dog’s footprint) on Zoysia matrella, Fukuoka, Japan
    

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27. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Hong Kong
    

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28. Paspalum, Cynodon, C3
    All the diseases one can imagine.
    

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29. Managing turf with #GP, #MLSN,
    and #ClipVol
    

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32. Paspalum vaginatum, Manila
    

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33. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Thailand
    

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35. Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
    

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38. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
    

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40. Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
    

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41. For more, please see
    www.asianturfgrass.com or
    @asianturfgrass on Twitter.
    

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