The NC State Turf Diagnostics Lab year in review 2023
February 13, 2024
Lee Butler published their 2023 Turf Diagnostics Lab Review and it is full of interesting information and summary charts.
Bentgrass and Poa annua greens were combined in the summary, and the number one diagnosis was "No pathogen found," in almost 60% of the submitted samples. Next was summer patch, then pythium root rot and anthracnose.
For bermudagrass samples, just over 50% were "No pathogen found." After that, the top three diagnoses were take-all root rot, pythium root rot, and mini…