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Fungicide effects on fungal ecology in creeping Bentgrass turf

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A qualitative comparison was made of the genera of fungi associated with creeping bentgrass turf (Agrostris palustris) plots either nonsprayed or sprayed with six fungicides for 4 or 5 successive years. The fungicides used were:

Fore (manganese ethylene bisdithiocarbamate plus zinc ion) Actidone-Thiram (3[2-(3, 5-dimethyl-2-oxycyclohexyl)-2-hydroxy-ethyl]) glutarimide plus tetramethyl thiuram disulfide); Dyrene (2, 4-dichloro-6-0-chloroanillino-s-triazine; Kromad plus Calaclor (5% cadmium sebacate, 5% potassium chromate, 1% malachite green, 0.5% auramine, 16c tetramethyl thiuram disulfide plus 60% mercurous chloride, 30% mercuric chloride); PMA plus Thiram (phenylmercuric acetate plus tetramethyl thiuram disulfide); and Tersan OM (hydroxymercuric chlorophenol plus tetramethyl thiuram disulfide). None of the fungicides had any significant effect on the distribution of fungal genera studied.

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  1. W. A. Meyer
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  2. M. P. Britton
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Department of Plant Pathology University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois 61801.

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Meyer, W.A., Britton, M.P., Gray, L.E. et al. Fungicide effects on fungal ecology in creeping Bentgrass turf. Mycopathologia et Mycologia Applicata 43, 309–315 (1971). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02051750

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