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Biology of Turfgrass Diseases Incited by Rhizoctonia Species

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Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology and Disease Control

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Turfgrasses are those members of the family Poaceae (Gramineae) characterized by a dense foliar canopy and tolerance to mowing. Approximately 40 species in 18 genera represent two physiological groups commonly referred to as cool-season and warm-season grasses. Cool-season grasses are adapted to subarctic and temperate regions, with optimal growth occurring at 15–25°C. These species, known as C3 grasses, undergo photosynthetic carbon fixation through the Calvin cycle. In contrast, warm-season grasses are known as C4 grasses because they fix carbon via the Hatch-Slack pathway. These grasses are adapted to tropical and subtropical regions, with optimal growth occurring at 25–35°C (Smiley et al., 1992).

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  1. Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Georgia Station, Griffin, GA, 30223, USA

    Leon L. Burpee

  2. Pee Dee Research and Education Center, Clemson University, Route 1, Box 531, Florence, SC, 29501-9603, USA

    S. Bruce Martin

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  1. Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Tel Aviv, Israel

    Baruch Sneh

  2. McDonald Campus, McGill University, Quebec, Canada

    Suha Jabaji-Hare

  3. CSIRO, Division of Soils, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

    Stephen Neate

  4. Research Institute for Plant Protection (IPO-DLO), Wageningen, The Netherlands

    Gerda Dijst

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Burpee, L.L., Martin, S.B. (1996). Biology of Turfgrass Diseases Incited by Rhizoctonia Species. In: Sneh, B., Jabaji-Hare, S., Neate, S., Dijst, G. (eds) Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology and Disease Control. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2901-7_33

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