Micosis/Hongos
Lawn Dollar Spot
Sclerotinia Sp.
Pathogen:
Fungus
Type:
Risk to the plant:
INTERMEDIATE
DESCRIPTION
WHO CAUSES IT?
Sclerotinia sp. is a genus of phytopathogenic fungi that can cause diseases in various crops, including grass, causing the disease known as dollar spot. The fungus produces resistance structures called sclerotia, which can survive in soil and plant debris for long periods. These structures germinate under favorable conditions and produce hyphae that can infect the roots and other parts of the plant.
SYMPTOMS
Dollar spot in turfgrass caused by Sclerotinia sp. It manifests itself with the appearance of pale circular Taches on the grass, often with a diameter of about a dollar coin, hence its name. As the disease progresses, the Taches may merge, causing the grass to die in the affected areas.
• Pale circular Taches on the grass, about the size of a dollar coin.
• Spot fusions that can cause grass to die in affected areas.
• General weakening of the grass and reduction in its quality and density.
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY
20°C - 30°C
80% - 100%
HOW IS IT SPREAD?
Contaminated soil, water, tools and equipment, contact with infected grass.
HOW TO REMOVE IT?
Home remedies
There are no home treatments
Chemical treatments
• AZOXISTROBIN 25% [SC] P/V
• DIFENOCONAZOLE 7.89% + BENZOVINDIFLUPYR 2.36% [SL] P/V
• PIRACLOSTROBIN 6.7% + BOSCALIDE 26.7% ( ) [WG] P/P
Treatments allowed in organic farming
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Insect allies
PREDATORY MITES
LADYBUGS
LACEWINGS
PARASITIC WASPS
HOVERFLIES OR PARASITIC FLIES
PREDATORY BUGS
There are no natural allies
Mycodiplosis oidii (predatory mosquito)
EFFECTIVE PRODUCTS TO ELIMINATE THIS DISEASE
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• Maintain good irrigation management to avoid excess moisture in the grass.
• Improve air circulation around the grass to reduce humidity.
• Practice turfgrass or crop rotation to reduce pathogen pressure in the soil.
• Use specific fungicides following local recommendations.
• Disinfect gardening tools and equipment to prevent spread.
• Remove and destroy infected areas of grass and plant debris.
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