During the last four years advising in New Zealand, working with sports turf in a subtropical climate, dry patch has presented itself on several occasions, often leading to disease occurrence, unsightly and bumpy greens and hours of labour being losttrying to treat the knock-on problems and re-wet the affected areas. In general, the industry is pro-active in treating dry patch preventatively but it is still common for turf managers to experience the condition. This article aims to discuss some of the issues around the condition, its treatments and accompanying cultural practices that are commonly lacking in treating dry patch.
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