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1.Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes
Answer> home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod
production, golf courses, athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks,
roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
2.Turf management involves selecting
Answer> the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and
controlling thatch.
3.Geographically, Kansas is
Answer> is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season
grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
4.Cool season grasses include
Answer> bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
,5.Warm season grasses include
Answer> bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
6.The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass
health and prevent disease development.
Answer> Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide
adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid compaction,
prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light avail- ability
7.The first step in control of turfgrass problems is
Answer> accurate diagnosis
8.To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps
Answer> Determine the overall distribution of the problem, identify the
affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on
individual plants, determine weather conditions before and during
disease development, knowledge of weather conditions will help you
select the right disease, determine potential problems with soil structure
or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
9.Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include
,Answer> brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass,
lef spot and melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium
patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot,
slime molds, andsummer patch
10.Brown Patch
Answer> Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall
fescue in Kansas
11.Brown patch is a
Answer> Summer disease
12.Brown patch is more severe on
Answer> Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
13.Brown patch initially is
Answer> Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
14.Management of brown patch includes
Answer> Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates
greater than recommended rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or
evening.
15.Dollar spot
Answer> Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in
, Kansa
16.Dollar spot symptoms
Answer> Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn
turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
17.Management of dollar spot includes
Answer> Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in
nitrogen deficient turf
18.Fairy ring is caused by
Answer> Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of
turf
19.Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic
matter and affect turf grass growth
Answer>
20.In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering
Answer> Fungal fruiting structures (mush- rooms or puffballs) May
appear in the ring area. In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe
visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
21.Fairy ring symptoms include
Answer> Three categories.
Questions w
Latest V
1.Turfgrass industry in Kansas includes
Answer> home lawns, institutional and industrial grounds, sod
production, golf courses, athletic fields and other recreational turf, parks,
roadsides, airports, and cemeteries.
2.Turf management involves selecting
Answer> the right grass, proper mowing, watering, fertilizing, and
controlling thatch.
3.Geographically, Kansas is
Answer> is in the transition zone between the northern cool-season
grass range and the southern warm-season grass range.
4.Cool season grasses include
Answer> bluegrass, tall fescue and ryegrass
,5.Warm season grasses include
Answer> bermudagrass, zoysiagrass and buffalograss
6.The following practices will help maintain overall turfgrass
health and prevent disease development.
Answer> Select appropriate turfgass species and varieties, provide
adequate drainage, provide appropriate fertility, avoid compaction,
prevent excessive thatch, use appropriate mowing heights, improve
airflow and light avail- ability
7.The first step in control of turfgrass problems is
Answer> accurate diagnosis
8.To diagnose turfgrass problems follow these steps
Answer> Determine the overall distribution of the problem, identify the
affected turfgrass species and cultivar (if possible), observe symptoms on
individual plants, determine weather conditions before and during
disease development, knowledge of weather conditions will help you
select the right disease, determine potential problems with soil structure
or fertility, determine the history of cultural practices at the site, review
pesticide management practices, use reference materials
9.Common turfgrass diseases in Kansas include
,Answer> brown patch, dollar spot, fairy ring, large patch of zoysiagrass,
lef spot and melting out, necrotic ringspot, pin snow mold/microdochium
patch, powdery mildew, plythium foliar blight, rusts, spring dead spot,
slime molds, andsummer patch
10.Brown Patch
Answer> Rhizoctonia salami most common and important disease of tall
fescue in Kansas
11.Brown patch is a
Answer> Summer disease
12.Brown patch is more severe on
Answer> Turf grasses under high nitrogen fertilization
13.Brown patch initially is
Answer> Purple-green but quickly fades to light brown
14.Management of brown patch includes
Answer> Not fertilizing when brown patch is active, avoid seeding rates
greater than recommended rates , do not irrigate in late afternoon or
evening.
15.Dollar spot
Answer> Sclerotina hooeocarpa occurs on all turf grasses grown in
, Kansa
16.Dollar spot symptoms
Answer> Small roughly circular bleached patches. 2-6" diameter in lawn
turf grass. 1-2" on putting greens
17.Management of dollar spot includes
Answer> Adequate fertilization program a severe damage is prevalent in
nitrogen deficient turf
18.Fairy ring is caused by
Answer> Fungi in group of basidiomycetes and can occur in all species of
turf
19.Fairy ring fungi grow in the soil or thatch consuming organic
matter and affect turf grass growth
Answer>
20.In fairy ring after rain or heavy watering
Answer> Fungal fruiting structures (mush- rooms or puffballs) May
appear in the ring area. In addition whit spongy fungal growth maybe
visible in the thatch or soil underneath the ring
21.Fairy ring symptoms include
Answer> Three categories.
