Rhizoctonia

Bottom line: Rhizoctonia diseases on golf courses are almost all managed similarly, regardless of the specific strain or species of the pathogen that is involved. The most important things to know about Rhizoctonia is the threat temperature that can trigger an infestation (average air temperature greater than 60F, coupled with humid and/or rainy conditions), the cultural practices that can discourage its growth, (use of tolerant turf varieties, keeping soil nitrogen levels between 3 and 20 ppm total plant available nitrogen,…