S4 E31 Dr. Jada Powlen - Summer Nitrogen on Tall Fescue?

S4 E31 Dr. Jada Powlen - Summer Nitrogen on Tall Fescue?

June 23, 2026 · 59 min · Season 4 · Episode 280

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Dr. Jada Powlen discusses her study on the impact of summer nitrogen on brown patch disease in tall fescue.

Does summer nitrogen really make brown patch worse in tall fescue? In this interview, Dr. Jada Powlen discusses her 2024 study and explains why cultivar selection may be more important than nitrogen rate for managing brown patch disease. Paper: Brown patch severity of five tall fescue cultivars as influenced by summer nitrogen rates (2024)Authors: Jada S. Powlen, James P. Kerns, Michael A. Fidanza, and Cale A. Bigelow #BrownPatch #TallFescue #Turfgrass #Nitrogen #LawnCare #TurfScience #PlantPathology Become a member of Turfgrass Epistemology and support turfgrass research:www.youtube.com/@TurfgrassEpistemology/join Voicemail:859-444-4234 Apple Podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/turfgrass-epistemology/id1717271379 Spotify Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/1cTpdrChToeEFAOX9wkXFI iHeart Radio Podcasthttps://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-turfgrass-epistemology-129043524/ Podbeanhttps://turfgrassepistemology.podbean.com/ Online consultingCalendly.com/TravisShaddox TwitterTwitter.com/TravisShaddox EmailTravisShaddox@gmail.com Turfgrass Programs and Extension Service Information:https://www.usna.usda.gov/assets/images/as_pdf_image/LandGrantColleges.pdf

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