Occurrence of Brown Blight Caused byWaitea circinatavar.zeaeon Cool Season Turfgrass in Korea.
In 2010, disease symptoms, including necrotic lesions on stems and leaves with circular yellow-brown or irregular brown color patches, were observed on cool-season turfgrass at golf courses (OHCC) and the Daegu University research farm in Gyeongbuk, Korea. We isolated the causal agent and identified it asWaitea circinatavar.zeaeby morphological characterization and molecular analysis. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of brown patch caused byW. circinatavar.zeaeon cool-season turfgrass in Korea.
School of Ecology & Environmental System, College of Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Kyungpook National University, Sangju 37224, Korea.
Taehyun
T
Chang
Division of Life and Environmental Sciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Daegu University, Gyeongsan, Gyeongbuk 38453, Korea.
Yong Se
YS
Lee
Brown patch; Cool-season turfgrass; Molecular analysis; Pathogenicity