10/1/2020 - By Dr. Jeff Atkinson

In this episode of TurPh.Dudes, Drs. Jeff Atkinson and Raymond Snyder interview Dr. Bruce Clarke of Rutgers University. Dr. Clarke is the Director of the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science and an Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology. Today we are discussing how fertility influences disease.

More About Dr. Clarke

Dr. Clarke is the Director of the Rutgers Center for Turfgrass Science and an Extension Specialist in Turfgrass Pathology at Rutgers University. He is an authority on the identification and control of diseases of cool-season turf and the establishment of integrated disease control strategies to reduce fungicide usage. Dr. Clarke has published three books on turfgrass and has received numerous awards including the USGA Green Section Award and the Col. John Morley Distinguished Service Award from the GCSAA. 

Dr. Clarke is a frequent speaker at educational conferences throughout the North America and has presented his research to turfgrass managers in Europe, Asia, South America, and Australia.

Dr. Clarke’s contact information:

E-Mail: clarke@sebs.rutgers.edu

Website: https://plantbiology.rutgers.edu/faculty/clarke/Bruce_Clarke.html

Referenced Papers:

• Anthracnose disease and annual bluegrass putting green performance affected by mowing practices and lightweight rolling
• Anthracnose on annual bluegrass turf:  Best management practices
• Anthracnose severity on annual bluegrass influenced by nitrogen fertilization, growth regulators, and verticutting
• Compendium of turfgrass diseases
• Clarireedia: A new fungal genus comprising four pathogenic species responsible for dollar spot disease of turfgrass
• Optimizing manganese fertilization for the suppression of take-all patch disease on creeping bentgrass
• Sand topdressing rate and interval effects on anthracnose severity of an annual bluegrass putting green
• Michigan State Turfgrass Information Center

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