First Report of Ophiosphaerella herpotricha Causing Spring Dead Spot of Bermudagrass in Mississippi

• Published in: Plant disease Vol. 92; no. 3; p. 482
• Main Authors: Perry, D.H, Tomaso-Peterson, M, Baird, R
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.2008
• Subjects: Ascomycota; Cynodon dactylon; disease incidence; disease severity; fungal diseases of plants; golf courses; lawns and turf; new geographic records; Ophiosphaerella herpotricha; pathogen identification; pathogenicity; polymerase chain reaction; putting greens; rhizomes; roots; signs and symptoms (plants); turf grasses; Mississippi

Spring dead spot (SDS) is the most destructive disease of bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.). Symptoms of SDS appear in the spring when bermudagrass transitions out of winter dormancy. These symptoms include depressed, straw-colored patches that range from several centimeters to a meter in d...