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Tall Fescue Toxicosis and Management Craig Roberts, Department of Agronomy, University of Missouri, Columbia 65211; and John Andrae, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Athens 30602 Roberts, C., and Andrae, J. 2004. Tall fescue toxicosis and management. Online. Crop Management doi:10.1094/CM-2004-0427-01-MG. Summary Tall fescue toxicosis is one of the most costly disorders of livestock in the eastern U.S. It is caused by a fungal endophyte. At present, there is no cure, but proven management strategies can lessen its effect. Such strategies include replacing toxic tall fescue with cultivars that are endophyte-free or contain beneficial endophytes, interseeding other forages to dilute the toxins, rotating livestock to non-toxic pastures, and ammoniating hay. This management guide discusses the science and application of these and other management practices. Read the Complete Article · Available to PMN Subscribers Log In | Subscribe -- Special Rate $27 (regularly $45) Plant Management Network Subscriptions Include: • Crop Management • Plant Health Progress • Forage and Grazinglands • Applied Turfgrass Science (coming mid 2004) • Fungicide and Nematicide Tests • Biological and Cultural Tests for Control of Plant Diseases • Crop Management Variety Trials • PMN Update Newsletter and New Article Alert • PMN Image Collections • PMN’s Plant Science Database |
