Pink Patch / Red Thread


Pathogens:

Limonomyces roseipellis

Laetisaria fuciformis

Host:

Kentucky Bluegrass, Fine Fescue, Perennial Ryegrass

Environmental Requirements:

60-75 F, high moisture, slowed growth

Stand Symptoms:

irregularly bleached patches

Plant Symptoms:

leaves watered soaked when wet, white when dry

Fungal Signs:

L. roseipellis - pink cottony growth

L. fuciformis - red strands on infected leaves

Environmental Modification:

improve N fertility

Plant Resistance:

none known

 

 

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