TARR (Take-all Root Rot, also known as Take-all Patch)
In our continued effort to provide proactive information to our valued clients, we at MasterScapes feel it necessary to communicate recent soil and turf test results received from Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory at Texas A&M. The results of tests performed on Abilene lawn samples have confirmed a fungus called TARR (Take-all Root Rot, also known as Take-all Patch), present in St. Augustine grass.
TARR can be a very difficult turf disease to manage but if this disease is detected early and if aggressive management strategies are initiated, effective disease control can be achieved.
There is no cure for TARR but as stated earlier, quick and aggressive management strategies can help minimize long-term turf damage. Although we cannot guarantee results associated with any treatment targeting this virulent fungus, MasterScapes, Inc. is offering a multi-product application according to the recommendations provided by Texas Plant Disease Diagnostic Laboratory.
