Lawn Rusts Symptoms:
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Lawn Rusts are a lawn disease that start as light yellow flecks on the leaf blades and sheaths.
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Flecks enlarge, elongate, and turn yellow in color.
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Infected areas rise above the epidermis and then rupture, releasing spores that are yellowish-orange to reddish-orange in color.
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Leaf blades turn yellow, starting at the tip and progressing to the base of the sheath.
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Severe disease infection can cause the shoot to turn yellowish to reddish-brown in color and slow in growth.
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Turf may appear thin as individual shoots die.
Conditions Favoring Disease:
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Typically occur in early spring through fall, depending on the location of the turf.
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Favors low-light areas.
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Depending on the species, rusts favor temperatures between 65F and 86F.
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Severe rusts infections occur on slow-growing turfgrass, particularly those with low nitrogen levels and/or plant water stress.
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