Fairy Rings Flashcards
1
Q
Why is the grass inside the fairy ring usually darker green in color?
A
When the Fungi breaks down O.M…..it relaeses Amonia (Nitrogen) and the plant uses it and turns darker green.
2
Q
Fairy Ring Fungi are all:
A
Saprophytes
3
Q
Fairy Ring
Cause:
A
Basidiomycota
4
Q
Fairy Ring
Host:
A
All turf areas, forested areas, pretty much anywhere
5
Q
Fairy Ring
Symptoms:
A
- dead or decaying turf in a circular or arc shape
- faster growing, dark green turf in a circular or arc shape
- Rings Do Not overlap
6
Q
Fairy Ring
Signs:
A
- LBM’s, Puff Balls etc.
- Mycelial Mat in the soil that is usually hydrophoic
- (causes plants to die from drought stress)
- Clamp Connections can be present on hyphae
7
Q
Fairy Ring
Type 1
A
- Most Severe - kills or badly damages turf
- Produces higher concentrations of hydrogen cyanide than the other types (= dead turf)
- Fruiting bodies may form
8
Q
Fairy Ring
Type 2
A
- Overstimulates turf - Tall, dark green turf
- lower concentrations of hydrogen cyanide than type 1.
- Fruiting bodies may form
9
Q
Fairy Ring
Type 3
A
- No impact on the turf
- simple ring of fruiting bodies
10
Q
Fairy Ring has mycelial mats that can be hydrophobic….What is their significance?
A
- They can be 3 feet deep, if you are going to try to dig them up…good luck
- becuase they hate water, the turf growing above it can die of drought stress
11
Q
What is an Edaphic Fairy Ring?
A
- It has a mycelial mat that can be up to 3 feet deep into the soil.
- Typically found in landscape turf and pastures
12
Q
What is a Lectophilic fairy ring?
A
- A term to describe a fairy ring that is on sand based putting greens where most of the mycelium is up in the thatch layer.
13
Q
What is the Figitive Phenomenon?
A
- Where mushrooms come and go unexpectadly
14
Q
What are the most important, most effective management tactics for control fairy ring?
A
- Mask the damage by applying N or Iron
- Aerify the area and aply a wetting agent that gets down to the root zone to prevent death caused by drought stress.
15
Q
Management tactics for Fairy Ring:
A
- Mask damange by applying N or Iron
- Rake up fruiting bodies
- attempt to eradicate by digging up mycelial mats
- fumigations with Methyl Bromide
- Prevent death (caused by drought stress) by aerification and applicationg of a wetting agent that will get into the root zone.
