IFAS Extension
Agriculture
Abstract
This document provides a key for the preliminary diagnosis of landscape turfgrass diseases, focusing on common issues in Florida. It includes sections on disease identification, pathogen details, affected turfgrasses, occurrence timing, symptoms, cultural controls, and chemical treatments. The key helps narrow down potential disease problems and offers links to more specific diagnostic resources. For unresolved issues, consulting local extension offices or submitting samples to diagnostic clinics is recommended. First published: July 1991.
About this Publication
This document is SS-PLP-1, one of a series of the Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date July 1991. Revised February 2014. Visit the Ask IFAS website at https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/ for the currently supported version of this publication.
How to Cite
Harmon, P. F., & Elliott, M. L. (2014). Key for Identification of Landscape Turfgrass Diseases. EDIS, 2014(2). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-lh064-1991
Authors
Philip Harmon
Specialist
University of Florida
professor and Extension plant pathologist, UF/IFAS Department of Plant Pathology
Monica Elliott
Specialist
University of Florida
professor emeritus, Department of Plant Pathology, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center