Brown discoloured circular patches, ranging from a few centimetres up to a metre in diameter, sometimes with a smoke ring of mycelium around the edges.
Brown Patch
- General Information
Conditions Favouring Disease
High relative humididty and temperatures of over 28 degrees C during the day and over 15 degrees C at night. Turf grass species are most affected when night temperatures are consistently above 20 degrees C with high humidity or moisture.
Management Tips
Increase height of cut and air circulation. Avoid nitrogen applications when the disease is active, increase potassium levels. Irrigate early in the day, reduce thatch, remove dew early in the day.
- Treating Solutions
ProForce Voltar GT 250SC 12-18L/Ha
ProForce Voltar GT 250SC provides rapid, reliable curative disease control. Voltar GT 250SC is oil based and registered for 6 turf grass diseases. It works on stages of the disease lifecycle and has improved rainfast properties.
ProForce Voltar 500SC 6-9L/Ha
ProForce Voltar 500SC works on all stages of the disease cycle. It provides both curative and preventative activity. Low rate of application and is in a non-scheduled formulation.
ProForce Clean Sweep Trio12-20L/Ha
ProForce Clean Sweep Trio is a systemic fungicide that once absorbed by roots and leaves moves upwards within the plant. Can be used in rotation with strobilurin based fungicides.
Azo-Force 250SC 2.3lt/Ha
Azo-Force 250SC controls a range of turf grass diseases including Anthracnose, Brown Patch, Fusarium and Pythium. It has a low odour is tank mix flexible and has excellent safety to the plant.
Interface Stressgard 12.5 L/Ha
Controls disease for up to 28 days when applied preventatively. Unsurpassed, long lasting control of 6 key diseases, outstanding turf safety and no DMI growth regulatory effects.
Instrata 18 L/Ha
A crown and foliar disease specialist controlling Anthracnose, Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Helminthosporium and Winter Fusarium.
Heritage Maxx 6 L/Ha
Heritage Maxx is best used as part of a preventative plan. The Maxx technology ensures excellent tank mix compatibility with other fungicides, foliar fertilisers and Primo Maxx.
Medallion 3 L/Ha
Medallion attacks germinating spores and developing fungal mycelium to rapidly clean and protect external surfaces.
Daconil Weather Stik 13 to 20 L/Ha
For the control of Brown Patch, Dollar Spot, Helminthosporium Disease and Winter Fusarium
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