Today we sprayed tees and fairways with a preventive fungicide application for Zoysia Patch. The weather conditions have been very favorable for the development.
Zoysia patch, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is the most common disease of zoysiagrass in our region. Symptoms are most common seen in the spring as zoysiagrass enters or breaks winter dormancy. The patches range from just a few feet across to 20 feet or more. Circular areas of thin, tan zoysiagrass initially develop in late September to early October during cool, rainy weather and again in April and May. Leaf blades, particularly those near the patch edge, may develop a yellow orange color, causing an orange margin. The symptoms will fade as temperatures increase in summer, but often reappear in the same areas when conditions become more favorable.
Zoysia patch, caused by Rhizoctonia solani, is the most common disease of zoysiagrass in our region. Symptoms are most common seen in the spring as zoysiagrass enters or breaks winter dormancy. The patches range from just a few feet across to 20 feet or more. Circular areas of thin, tan zoysiagrass initially develop in late September to early October during cool, rainy weather and again in April and May. Leaf blades, particularly those near the patch edge, may develop a yellow orange color, causing an orange margin. The symptoms will fade as temperatures increase in summer, but often reappear in the same areas when conditions become more favorable.
