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1. Herbicide and Fungicide Effects on Warm Season Turf
2. Herbicide Effects on Disease Herbicide applications that injure or damage turf can often make plants more susceptible to disease or increase disease symptoms
Many herbicides ‘safe’ to use on a turf species can cause injury if used improperly
3. Herbicides with Direct Activity vs. WSG
4. Tolerance of Warm Season Grass to Selected Herbicides No = not tolerant
Variable = depends on variety
Dormant = safe on fully dormant turf
Complete table in the Feb 2008 edition of Total Landscape Care
9. Pre-emergent Herbicides Some pre-emergent herbicides are safe on warm season turfgrass
Kikuyugrass & seashore paspalum are sensitive to most
Root inhibiting pre-emergents can have a a negative effect for root diseases of turf
10. Pre-emergent Herbicides Products in the DNA herbicide class like Pendimethalin, Barricade or Dimension may affect new root development on stressed or weakened turf. Ronstar has minimal impact on rerooting and does not prevent new stolons from pegging.
11. Post-emergent herbicides Some grass selective herbicides will have a negative effect on warm season turfgrass
Prograss, Velocity, etc
Damage is more pronounced during periods of high metabolic activity
12. Herbicides and PGRs Herbicides or PGRs used at excessive rates may cause plant injury
Often herbicides selectivity is based on use rate
14. DMI-fungicides Many DMI-fungicides have plant growth regulator effects
Bayleton
Banner MAXX
Eagle
Trinity/Triton
Rubigan
They can control diseases but may cause injury to warm season turfgrass
16. Trinity applied to dormant TifEagle bermudagrass image taken 5/8, Trinity slowed greenup.Trinity applied to dormant TifEagle bermudagrass image taken 5/8, Trinity slowed greenup.
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25. DMI-fungicide Use on Warm Season Turf Effects are most pronounced on turf under stressed conditions
Some DMIs have more prounounced effects than others
Use DMIs sparingly on WSG species
Best use on WSG after dormancy at labeled rates