White leaf on bermudagrass
October 22, 2007
In response to our recent request for samples of white leaf disease, PACE member Dr. Micah Woods of the Asian Turfgrass Center in Bangkok, Thailand, has submitted several photos of white leaf on bermudagrass. Micah has observed that certain bermudagrass varieities, such as Riviera and 419 are more susceptible than Tifsport. Like Tifsport bermudagrass, seashore paspalum also seems less susceptible to the disease.
Given that Micah's samples are from Viet Nam and Thailand, it is interesting to note that white…