Management should include
- identification of turf diseases
- contributing factors or causes (e.g., thatch, environment, pathogenic fungi, nematodes, weather)
- types of turf diseases
- prevention of diseases
- life cycle/stages of development of turf diseases
- management threshold.
Process/Skill Questions:
- What are the consequences of improper turfgrass disease identification?
- How do the stages of development of a disease affect management of the turf area?
- What factors influence management of turf diseases?