December 10, 2020 1-3:00 pm
Gerald (Lee) Miller Jr., Ph.D. Associate Professor and Extension Turfgrass Pathologist, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri
Soilborne turfgrass diseases are particularly difficult to diagnose and manage because the pathogens subversively infect and damage roots well before plant symptoms arise. This seminar will describe the soil environment in correlation with the biology and epidemiology of the pathosystem of soilborne diseases infecting cool-season turfgrasses. The course will also explain the crucial aspects of each disease cycle, highlighting where disease control measures can most effectively impede pathogen development.
Participants will learn to identify when a soilborne disease may be the cause of turf decline, understand the biology and life cycle of pathogens that infect roots of cool-season turfgrasses, incorporate specific cultural practices into a management program that will reduce the incidence or severity of the most common soilborne turf diseases, and select the most effective fungicide for a soilborne disease and apply it in the most efficient manner to maximize control.
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| GCSAA Credits: .20 | BIGGA Credits: 2 | Pesticide Credits for these states: |
| AL: 2, CT: 2, DE: 2, FL: 2, GA: 2, HI: 2, MA: 2, MD: 4, NC: 2, NJ: 4, NY: 1.75, OH: 2, SC: 2, TN: 2, VA: ✔, DC: 2, CANADA IPM Pts: 1.25 | ||
| ✔ Must Take (2) Seminars See chart for details |
Dr. Gerald (Lee) Miller is an Associate Professor of Turfgrass Pathology in the Division of Plant Sciences at the University of Missouri. Lee received his M.S. in Plant Pathology in 2001 at the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. in Plant Pathology at North Carolina State University in 2010. In between his graduate degrees, Lee served as the Manager of Turfgrass Research at the Chicago District Golf Association. Lee is currently the faculty lead for the MU Plant Diagnostic Clinic and directs both the Missouri IPM program and Pesticide Safety Education Program.
He also directs research and extension programs at MU focused towards disease control in turfgrasses. These responsibilities include providing disease diagnosis and control recommendations for the lawn, golf, sports turf, and sod industries in Missouri. His research activities center on the development of disease management strategies that require fewer inputs and result in sustainable, functional, and aesthetic turfgrass fields.
