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Pythium Blight of Turfgrass

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EP159 Pythium Blight of Turfgrass

by Megan M. Kennelly

  • Published Date: Dec 2008
Pythium blight, or cottony blight, is a destructive turfgrass disease. Perennial ryegrass and tee- or fairway-height creeping bentgrass are common hosts. Tall fescue also can be infected. 3-page, color.
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