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G89-925 'Helminthosporium' Leaf Spot And Melting Out Diseases Of Turfgrass (Revised December 1995), John E. Watkins, Roch E. Gaussoin, Terrance P. Riordan

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Symptoms and controls for "Helminthosporium" leaf spot and melting out are discussed.

Leaf spot and melting out are two fungal diseases of turfgrass within the "Helminthosporium" leaf, crown and root disease complex. They are the most common and serious groups of cool season turfgrass diseases in North America.

G89-931 Alfalfa Anthracnose, John E. Watkins, Bruce Anderson

University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension: Historical Materials

Symptoms, disease cycle and control of alfalfa anthracnose are discussed here.

Forage crops are grown on and harvested from more acres in Nebraska than any other crop. Of the almost 49 million acres of agricultural land in Nebraska, approximately 24 million acres are in hay. Alfalfa production has stabilized at about two million acres.

High feed and forage production costs and periodic droughts have generated increased concern by farmers and ranchers over forage losses from diseases, insects and environmental stresses. Estimates suggest about one-fourth of the U.S. alfalfa hay crop and one-tenth of the seed crop are lost annually to …