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Pythium spp. Associated with Foliar Blighting of Creeping Bentgrass. R. R. Muse, Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster 44691; A. F. Schmitthenner(2), and R. E. Partyka(3). (2)Department of Plant Pathology, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster 44691; (3)Department of Plant Pathology, The Ohio State University, Columbus 43210. Phytopathology 64:252-253. DOI: 10.1094/Phyto-64-252.

Pythium graminicola, Pythium torulosum, and Pythium vanterpoolii were isolated from diseased ‘Toronto’ creeping bentgrass turf. Pythium graminicola and P. vanterpoolii appeared to be primary incitants of foliar blighting.

Additional keywords: foliar pathogens, bluegrass, fescue, ryegrass.