Purdue Turfcast Website
Website: http://btny.agriculture.purdue.edu/turfcast
Turfcast is an informational resource that provides a daily summary of risk for several turfgrass diseases. The risk assessments (or forecasts) are based on empirical models that relate the prevalence of certain weather conditions with disease outbreaks.
Select a Turfcast Station: Model: 1
Disease Risk Indicator Key Turf Disease Risk Indicators for 18-Jun-2013
Brown Patch
Moderate Risk
Pythium Blight
No Risk
Dollar Spot
Low Risk
No Risk
Low Risk
Moderate Risk
High Risk
The weekly summary provides the risk assessment values for weather conditions that occurred at the indicated weather station location. The data can be used with other information to make management decisions such as timing of fungicide sprays. The models have not been rigorously tested in Indiana. They tend to be very conservative in nature, i.e., they are likely to predict disease outbreaks more often than they actually occur.

We at Purdue are conducting research to improve upon our ability to provide turfgrass disease advisories.
Degree Day Counter
for 18-Jun-2013
Base: 50
Today's GDD: 24.0
Cumulative GDD: 964
Count from: March 1, 2013
Weekly Risk Assessment Index   Week Back >  
Disease Model 18-Jun-13 17-Jun-13 16-Jun-13 15-Jun-13 14-Jun-13 13-Jun-13 12-Jun-13
Brown Patch Moderate Moderate Moderate Moderate Low No Moderate
Pythium Blight No No No No No No Low
Dollar Spot Low Low Moderate Moderate Low No High
Observations and Interpretations
Summer Patch Soil Temperature Monitor
View: Table Chart
This table tracks soil temperature estimates at a 2" depth under the soil.
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