Brown Ring Patch

Question 1

Where do you find Waitea circinata?

and What kind of grass does it primarily affect?

Answer 1

Putting Greens

Normally affects Poa Annua

Question 2

Brown Ring Patch

Cause:

Answer 2

Waitea circinata

Question 3

Waitea circinata

Host

Answer 3

• Poa - usually always
• Agrostis

Question 4

Waitea circinata

Symptoms:

Answer 4

• Brownish yellow rings with scalloped edges
• Rings are fluid, they move from day to day
• superficial dark green rings that are mistaken for fairy ring

Question 5

Waitea circinata

Signs:

Answer 5

• Large amounts of mycelium in the “smoke ring”
• Bright Orange colored sclerotia
• Multi-nucleate
• Myceliums has:
  
  • right angle branching
  • septa near branching
  • pinched at branching

Question 6

*Waitea circinata *will not kill the grass. True or False

Answer 6

False. It will kill that shit.

Question 7

Waitea circinata

Predisposing Factors:

Answer 7

• Moderate Temperatures - 50 - 95 degrees
  
  • optimal from 75-85
• Excess leaf wetness
• Low Nitrogen
• Low Height of Cut
• Use of PGR’s
• Excess thatch

Question 8

Waitea circinata

Fertility

Answer 8

• Soil test and adjust
• balanced fertility program
• Adequate N input
• Use Primo to control the growth and increase quality
  
  • ***Primo allows you to feed it Nitrogen to keep it healthy and green but keep it from growing like crazy. *