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Blue-green algae as a Potential agent Causing Turf Leaf Disease  

Park, Dae-Sup (Turfgrass & Environment Research Institute, Samsung Everland inc.)
Lee, Hyung-Seok (Turfgrass & Environment Research Institute, Samsung Everland inc.)
Hong, Beom-Seok (Turfgrass & Environment Research Institute, Samsung Everland inc.)
Choi, Byoung-Man (Department of Course management, Anyang Benest Golf Club)
Cheon, Jae-Chan (Department of Course management, Anyang Benest Golf Club)
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Asian Journal of Turfgrass Science / v.22, no.2, 2008 , pp. 161-170 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently irregular dark-colored patches were found on the Kentucky teeing ground in a golf course in Gyunggi providence. Interestingly, blue-green algae from the leaf tissue sample containing black spot-stained symptoms were largely observed through microscopic study. In general, algae present on the upper soil surface or in the upper layer of root zone form dark brown layers of scum or crust, which invoked harmful effects to turf growth such as poor drainage, inhibition of new root development. In this observation, unlike the algae were sometime found in senescing leaves on contacted soil in July and August, the blue-green algae were detected within black spot-stained Kentucky bluegrass leaf tissues including leaf blade, ligule, auriclea as well as leaf sheath. The blue-green algae were also detected on the leaf and stem tissue adjacent to the symptomatic leaf tissues. Two species of blue-green algae, Phomidium and Oscillatoria, were greatly observed. Oscillatoria species was more commonly notified in all samples. In addition, the two species were found on a putting green showing yellow spot disease at another golf course in Gyunggi providence. The data from chemical control assay revealed that chemicals such as propiconazole, iprodione, and azoxystrobin decreased blue-green algae population and leaf spots, which finally resulted in enhanced leaf quality. All taken together, we strongly suggested that the disease-like phenomenon by blue-green algae might be very closely mediated with infection/translocation process in relation with turfgrass. It indicates that blue-green algae in turf management may play an adverse role as a secondary barrier as well as a pathogenic agent. This report may be helpful for superintendents to recognize and understand the fact that algae control should be provided more cautiously and seriously than we did previously in upcoming golf course management.
Keywords
Blue-green algae; Kentucky bluegrass; Yellow spot; Turf leaf disease;
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