Publications by authors named "Henry C Wetzel"
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- A new study focuses on developing a fast and accurate method to identify the fungus Ophiosphaerella agrostis, which causes dead spot disease in creeping bentgrass and hybrid bermudagrass.
- The researchers created specific oligonucleotide primers that target unique DNA sequences in O. agrostis, allowing for the detection of the fungus within infected grass tissues without cross-reacting with other similar pathogens.
- This polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique can deliver results in about 4 hours, speeding up the diagnosis process for turf managers dealing with dead spot disease.
The distribution of three Ophiosphaerella spp. that cause spring dead spot (SDS) of bermudagrass was studied by systematically sampling two golf courses in Oklahoma and one in Kansas. O.
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