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Richard Latin

Botany and Plant Pathology 

  • Professor
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Current research efforts in the area of turfgrass pathology focus on the management of diseases on golf course, sports turf, and professional landscapes. Specific research projects include the following:

  • Factors that affect fungicide performance
  • Fungicide resistant pathogen strains
  • Epidemiology of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass
  • Weather-based systems for scheduling fungicide applications

The turfgrass pathology extension effort focuses on educational programs for professional turf managers. Part of the educational process involves field demonstrations that address the efficacy of various disease management practices. Another component involves formal educational presentations and workshops on turfgrass disease identification and control. The extension effort also involves turf disease diagnosis and the investigation of factors that contribute to disease outbreaks. The extension activities provide an educational opportunity for those of us in turf pathology, raising our awareness to the concerns of turf managers so that we may target our research accordingly. 

Awards & Honors

(2012) Midwest regional Turf Foundation Distinguished Service Award. Midwest Regional Turf Foundation.

(2004) School of Agriculture Team Award. Purdue University School of Agriculture.

Selected Publications

Daniels, J., & Latin, R. (2013). Residual activity of fungicides for control of brown patch on creeping bentgrass. Plant Disease, 97, 1414-1419.

Koppenhofer, A., Latin, R., Crow, W. T., & Brosnan, J. (in press). Koppenhofer, A.M., Latin, R., McGraw, B. A., Brosnan, J. T., and Crow, W. T. 2013. Integrated Pest Management. In: Turfgrass Management, S. A. Bonos and J. Stier, eds. Agronomy Monograph. American Society of Agronomy. Madison, WI.. In Turfgrass Monograph. Madison, WI: American Society of Agronomy.

Latin, R. (2011). A Practical Guide to Turfgrass Fungicides (Vol. 1). St. Paul, MN: APS Press.

Latin, R. (2011). Turfgrass Disease Profiles: Seasonal Activity of Turfgrass Pathogens, 3. Retrieved from http://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/BP/BP-125-W.pdf

Stewart, J., Latin, R., Reicher, Z., & Hallett, S. (2008). Influence of trinexapac ethyl on the efficacy of chlorothalonil and propiconazole for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass. Applied Turfgrass Science, doi:10.1094/ATS-2008-0319-01-RS. Retrieved from www.plantmanagementnetwork.org/ats

Burpee, L. L., & Latin, R. (2008). Reassessment of fungicide synergism for control of dollar spot. Plant Disease, 92, 601-606.

Latin, R. (2006). Residual efficacy of fungicides for control of dollar spot on creeping bentgrass. Plant Disease, 90, 571-575.

Harmon, P. F., & Latin, R. (2005). Winter survival of the perennial ryegrass pathogen Magnaporthe oryzae in north central Indiana. Plant Disease, 89, 412-418.

Hardebeck, G. A., Reicher, Z. J., Turco, R. F., & Latin, R. (2004). Application of Pseudomonas aureofaciens strain Tx-1 for control of dollar spot and brown patch on fairway height turfgrass. HortScience, 39, 1750-1753.

Latin, R., Harmon, P. F., & Dunkle, L. D. (2003). A rapid PCR-based method for the detection of Magnaporthe oryzae from infected perennial ryegrass. Plant Disease.