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
2. 1. Grass selection and climate
3. 1. Grass selection and climate 2. Grasses used and primary diseases
4. 1. Grass selection and climate 2. Grasses used and primary diseases 3. Managing turf with #GP, #MLSN, and #ClipVol
5. Grass selection and climate
14. Compared to North America, locations at the same latitude in Asia generally receive a lower sunshine duration.
15. Grasses used and primary diseases
16. Axonopus compressus, Bali
17. Axonopus compressus, Singapore
18. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Axonopus compressus, Hong Kong
19. Zoysia matrella, Davao, Mindanao
20. Zoysia matrella, Hateruma-jima
21. Zoysia matrella and Zoysia japonica, Shizuoka, Japan
22. Rhizoctonia cerealis (elephant’s footprint) on Zoysia japonica, Shimane, Japan
23. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Zoysia japonica, Shimane, Japan
24. Rhizoctonia solani (large patch) on Zoysia japonica, Kanagawa, Japan
25. Curvularia (dog’s footprint) on Zoysia matrella, Okinawa
26. Curvularia (dog’s footprint) on Zoysia matrella, Fukuoka, Japan
27. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Hong Kong
28. Paspalum, Cynodon, C3 All the diseases one can imagine.
29. Managing turf with #GP, #MLSN, and #ClipVol
32. Paspalum vaginatum, Manila
33. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Thailand
35. Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
38. Clarireedia (dollar spot) on Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
40. Paspalum vaginatum, Hanoi
41. For more, please see www.asianturfgrass.com or @asianturfgrass on Twitter.