Plant Disease Clinic - Diagnosis Reply Letter Page 1 of2

Pote, Gwen

From: clinic@vt.edu
Sent: Monday, December 06,20109:30 AM
To: Mussey, Guy; ex179@vt.edu; Pote, Gwen
Subject: Plant Specimen Diagnostic Report (if forwarding this message, do so as an attachment)

Plant Disease Clinic

Department of Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Virginia Tech
PLANT SPECIMEN DIAGNOSTIC REPORT Specimen # 1226

SUBMITTED BY PLANT METHOD SUBMmED

Guy J. Mussey Fescue (Festuca Mail

Stafford County Extension Office sp.)
1739 Jefferson Davis Highway VARIE1Y CLASS
P.O. Box 339 Turf
Stafford, VA 22555
INTERNAL LAB NO. LAB FEE DATE
gmussey@vt.edu,ex179@vt.edu,
gpote@vt.edu December 6, 2010
PHONE COUNTY PLANT MATERIAL INCUBATION

(540) 658-8000 STAFFORD, VA whole plants,

soil
SENDER CATEGORY CONDmON UPON ARRIVAL DIAGNOSTICIAN
Extension Agent Adequate, Sample and Elizabeth Bush
or S~;1:f Information
GENERAL OBSERVATIONS DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUE(S)

dieback from tip, yellowing, spots _ Lab Tests and Services _ Media X Techniques
randomly spready throughout lawn
90% affected
GROWER I~JFORMATION REFERRAL INFORMATION
Jason Green McCall, David
7,:., '8.t::)2h!.Q h Lane
I<inq ~~, VA 22485
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D; 'n., <i s: Low pH

C: ",.\t. Environmental/Cultural
Co' i ·~s: No pathogens were found on the sample submitted and it
would be unlikely for a turf pathogen to be active at this time
of year. Our measurement of soil pH (5.7) indicated that pH
is too low. Low pH can lead to nutrient deficiencies, which
would account for the yellowing observed on the sample
::ubmitted. It would be advisable to have a soil test done on a
representative soil sample to confirm our results. The VT Soil
Testing Lab can provide recommendations for raising soil pH.

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