Leaf spot/Melting out

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Leaf spot







Latin Name: 
Drechslera poae

Category: 
Turf Diseases

Habitat & Timing:
May be found in turf containing susceptible grasses at any time of year

Description:
A disease which attacks Smooth-stalked Meadow-grass (Poa pratensis)

Symptoms: 
General browning and gradual disappearance of susceptible grasses. Individual grasses have brown or purple spots with straw-coloured centres


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