Preventive control of Pythium root dysfunction

Pythium root dysfunction, caused by Pythium volutum, is a nasty disease that is best handled on a preventive basis. If you have struggled with this disease in the past, then the time to begin treating is in the fall, when soil temperatures stay consistently below 75F (24C).

For information on the best cultural and chemical management practices for this disease, see the PACE Turf Reference, Pythium Root Dysfunction.…