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| Content Type: | Abstract or Summary only |
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| Author(s): | Vargas, J. M. Jr. |
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| Author Affiliation: | Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan |
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| Title: | History of the turfgrass pathologist and contributions from the beginning to 1980 |
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| Section: | A century of turfgrass pathology, then, now, & the future
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| Source: | Phytopathology. Vol. 98, No. 6, June Supplement 2008, p. S185. |
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| Publishing Information: | St. Paul, MN: American Phytopathological Society |
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| # of Pages: | 1 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pathology; History; Disease identification
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Turfgrass pathology began to flourish after World War II. The first noted turfgrass pathologist was Dr. Frank Howard at the University of Rhode Island. Others who followed included Dr. Malcolm Shurtleff, University of Illinois; Dr. Charles Gould, Washington State University; Dr. T. E. "Ed" Freeman, University of Florida; Dr. R. W. Toller, Texas A&M University; and Dr. Gayle Worf, University of Wisconsin. Their research responsibilities included other crops in addition to turfgrass. The first full time turfgrass pathologist was Dr. Houston Couch at Penn State University. He was followed by Dr. Herbert Cole, Jr., Penn State University; Dr. Noel Jackson, University of Rhode Island; and Dr. Joseph M. Vargas, Jr., Michigan State University as full time turfgrass pathologists. Many important advances were made during this era including the discovery of Fusarium blight, later divided and renamed summer patch and necrotic ring spot. In addition, a fungus was shown to cause spring dead spot; the first important viral disease of turfgrass, SAD on St. Augustine grass, was discovered; and anthracnose and other diseases were identified as the cause of death of annual bluegrass rather than heat, as was previously believed. Dr. Couch published the first turfgrass disease book entitled "Turfgrass Diseases". Informal turfgrass pathology evening sessions at APS were started in the 1950's where anyone could present their latest findings." |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 0 |
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| Note: | This item is an abstract only! |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Vargas, J. M. Jr. 2008. History of the turfgrass pathologist and contributions from the beginning to 1980. Phytopathology. 98(6):p. S185. |
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