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Pythium species management controls and recommendations Posted on 02 Jul 2025 in the Current Issue & From the Magazine categories.

Read about the current recommendations for managing Pythium blight, Pythium root rot and Pythium root dysfunction. Read more»

What fungicides control Pythium root rot on creeping bentgrass greens the best? Posted on 27 Jul 2023 in the From the Magazine & Research categories.

NC State experts share findings from three Pythium root rot experiments conducted on creeping bentgrass at their Turfgrass Field Lab. Read more»

Demystifying Pythium diseases of golf course turfgrasses Posted on 26 Feb 2018 in the Featured & Research categories.

Pythium diseases are exceptionally important in turfgrass management. Yet, these diseases are oversimplified in how they are presented in the literature and commonly confused with one another. For example, in Read more»