What is a Fungicide?
Fungicide is the name for a pesticide used to manage fungal diseases. Fungicides suppress or slow down fungal growth or prevent the fungus from reproducing. They do not eliminate or kill the pathogens in the turfgrass area. Most fungicides are active against a limited group of fungi. This is why it is important to know which pathogen you need to control. Fungicides do not promote the growth of the turfgrass. The only way healthy turfgrass will reappear is when new growth occurs. For example: A leaf spot will remain on the leaf, even after a fungicide is applied. This diseased leaf area will remain until it is removed by mowing, and new leaf tissue replaces it. Since many of the turfgrass diseases to be described later occur when the grass is not growing actively, complete recovery may be very slow. You may think you are seeing no response to the fungicide application when in fact the fungicide has been effective against the fungal target. It is simply that the turfgrass has not grown e
