Mixing turfgrasses controls Fusarium blight
Authors
Stanley SpauldingVictor B. Youngner
Richard Autio
Victor A. Gibeault
Authors Affiliations
Stanley Spaulding is Staff Research Associate, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, South Coast Field Station, Santa Ana; Victor B. Youngner is Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Richard Autio is Staff Research Associate, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Riverside; Victor A. Gibeault is Environmental Horticulturist, Cooperative Extension, University of California, Riverside.Publication Information
Hilgardia 34(10):11-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n10p11. October 1980.
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Abstract
Perennial ryegrass mixed with Kentucky bluegrass produces turf that looks good and resists Fusarium blight in hot summer months.
Spaulding S, Youngner V, Autio R, Gibeault V. 1980. Mixing turfgrasses controls Fusarium blight. Hilgardia 34(10):11-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v034n10p11
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