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PACE Members Featured in Rapid Blight Article

PACE Members Featured in Rapid Blight Article: July, 2005

We are proud to announce that this month’s feature story on the American Phytopathological Society’s web page Rapid blight: a new plant disease. The article, a collaborative effort among researchers from PACE, Clemson University and the University of Arizona, highlights the progress made over the past 10 years in identifying this extremely interesting new pathogen, and in developing management plans for its control. Also highlighted is the critical role that superintendents played in the discovery of the disease and in the evolution of strategies for its management.

Superintendents highlighted in the article include:

  • David Zahrte, Santa Ana Country Club, California
  • Kurt Desiderio, Saticoy Country Club, California
  • Mick Twito, Estrella Mountain Ranch Golf Club, Arizona
  • Tommy Witt, when he was at Cassique Golf Course, South Carolinia

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