Where to send suspected white leaf samples

Symptoms of white leaf disease have been reported for most turf types, including poa, bermudagrass, bentgrass, paspalum, and most recently, kikuyugrass. But very little is known about this disease, or even what the causal agent is. As a result, superintendents who see white leaf symptoms are often in a quandary as to what the problem is, and what the best measures to solve it are.

But help is on the way. Dr. Phil Harmon of the University of Florida has…