Department of Plant Science & Landscape Architecture Seminar Series
Harnessing the power of the microbiome to improve disease control in turfgrass
Paul Koch, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology. University of Wisconsin--Madison
Recent advances in microbiome research has yielded exciting possibilities for plant disease control in multiple plant systems. Disease control in turfgrass remains reliant on chemical fungicides, and an improved knowledge of the turf microbiome may result in improved biological disease control strategies. This seminar will focus on our research on the dollar spot microbiome, which is the most intensively managed disease in golf course turfgrass. We will discuss the microbial mechanisms behind the impact of nitrogen fertilization on dollar spot severity and how broad spectrum fungicides may disrupt the resident microbial community and hinder natural competing organisms. Further analysis and future research will hopefully lead to novel control strategies less reliant on chemical fungicides.
Friday, Oct 23, 2020 12:00 pm | 1 hour | (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)
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