Turf Pathology Laboratory

Fungicide resistance is a growing problem on highly managed turfgrass and we can determine if your site has developed resistance.  Testing is conducted at the UMass Turf Pathology lab using all commonly used fungicide classes to test for fungicide resistance.  Results will give clients a precise understanding of the fungicide resistance levels on their site and potentially save thousands of dollars in misapplications of fungicides.
 

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Please contact jung@umass.edu for information on the sampling procedure.

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The cost of the test is $400 and consists of traditional and molecular approaches to diagnose resistance.  A phone consolation will be conducted after testing has been completed and a final report will be sent out shortly after.

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Fungicides Classes Tested (fungicide class and all active ingredients that belong to that class): *Active ingredients are selected based on published fungicide resistance monitoring/detection studies.

 

Anthracnose: 

• Benzimidazole (thiophanate-methyl),

• DMI (metconazole, myclobutanil, propiconazole, tebuconazole, triademefon, triticonazole),  

• QoI (azoxystrobin, fluoxastrobin, pyraclostrobin, trifloxystrobin).

 

Dollar Spot: 

• Benzimidazole (thiophanate-methyl) 

• DMI (metconazole, myclobutanil, propiconazole, tebuconazole, triademefon, triticonazole) 

• Dicarboximide (iprodione and vinclozolin) 

• SDHI (boscalid, fluxapyroxad, and penthiopyrad, isofetamid, fluopyram)