New research on brown patch

Brown patch, caused by the fungus Rhizoctonia is one of the most commonly encountered and most widely studied turf diseases. Yet until this month, no one was aware that there are bacteria living inside the fungal hyphae of at least some Rhizoctonia isolates.

A group of scientists led by Ken Obasa and Frank White at the University of Florida, and joined by reseasrchers from the USDA, Kansas State University and the University of Kansas have published their surprising results in…