This document provides recommendations for maintaining a healthy lawn. It discusses soil preparation including aeration and adding organic matter. It recommends treatments for pest and disease control of roots before transplanting. It lists common grass varieties for lawns and weeds to control. It describes fertilizer and weed management. It also discusses common lawn problems like chlorosis, dog urine damage, and mowing issues. Finally, it covers pests like white ants and diseases like anthracnose, brown patch and their symptoms and controls.

1. Lawn Management
Recommendations for a Healthy turf

2. Lawn Establishment
Soil- A light soil with excellent
drainage is ideal, If Heavy soil, it
should be made light by mixing
Sand.
Preparation and Manuring-
Ensure Deep Digging for proper
aeration.Mix well rotten organic
manure. Ensure it is free from
termites.
Soil Treatment for disease and
Pest control- Acer (Carbendazim
+ Mancozeb)- 2gm per lit + Spine
(Bifenthrin 10 % )-1 ml per lit
Echinocloa spp

3. For Better establishment and growth
Treatment of roots before transplanting.
( Sea Weed Extract technical grade)
Use slurry containing 10 ml per lit water
Mix with Manures @ 4 gm per sq m
( Root Enhancer Mix)
Repeat as broadcast after every mowing

4. Common Grasses for Lawn
S. No Botanical Name Common name Texture Situation
1 Cynodon dactylon Hariyali (or) Arugu (or) Doob
grass
Medium fine Suitable for open sunny location; drought
resistant
2 Stenotaphrum
secundatum
St. Augustine grass or Buffalo
grass
Coarse texture Suitable for shady situation; requires
frequent watering
3 Sporobolus tremulus Chain grass (or) Upparugu Fine Suitable for saline soils and open sunny
locations
4 Poa annua Annual blue grass Medium fine Suitable for acid soils and suitable for
higher elevations
5 Pennisetum
clandestinum
Kikuyu grass Rough Grow well in acids soils, suitable for higher
elevations.
6 Zoisia japonica Japan grass Coarse Suitable for poor sandy soil; open sunny
situation, slow in growth
7 Z. matrella Manila grass Medium Suitable for open sunny situation
8 Z. tenuifolia Korean grass or velvet grass or
carpet grass
Fine Suitable for open sunny situation
9 Cynodon sp. Bermuda grass (or) Hyderabad
grass
Fine Suitable for open sunny situation, needs
mowing
10 Cynodon sp. Dwarf Bermuda Medium Suitable for open sunny situation
11 Festuca sp. Fescue grass Coarse Shade tolerant, survive on inferior soils
12 Paspalum vaginatum Paspalum grass Medium Suitable for open sunny situation

5. Common Grassy Weeds/Sedges
Sawanki Echinochloa spp
Motha- Cyperus Rotundus
Crab GrassDigitaria sangunalis
Makda Ghas Dactyloctenium aegypticum

6. Broad Leaf Weeds
Achyranthus aspera
Lath Zeera
Patharchata Trianthema spp
Dandalion Taraxacum officinale
Field Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)
Hiran Khuri Convolvulis spp

7. Weed Management- Pre Sowing
application
Glyphosate 4-5 ml per lit water Paraquat 2 ml per lit water

8. Weed Management of eatablished
lawns
Perenniel Grassy Weeds need
to be manually removed. In
heavily infested patches, use
of Fire or Bound off may be
advisable, in that case
resowing of lawn grass will be
required
Annual Grasses, Sedges and
broad leaved weeds are
effectively controlled by
preemergence spray of
Pendishree( Pendimethlin) @
4 ml per lit water
All Broad Leaved weeds can
be controlled by spray of Cut
off (2-4-D) 58% @ 2-3 ml per
lit water.

9. Common Problems in Lawn
Problem Symptoms Control
Chlorosis Grass turns yellow with the
deficiency of magnesium and
iron
Apply Picaso gold ( Chelated Micronutrient
Mix)@ 2 ml per lit water, Drench properly.
Dog urine Dead grass in the lawn Re-plant grass in a circular manner, Water
profusely within an hour of dog urination.
Fertilizer burn Grass browns especially in
hot weather
Drench the lawn in injured areas to leach
excess fertilizers deep into the soil. Apply Bio
Gold @ 2 ml per lit water
Improper
mowing
Lawns cut too closely turn
yellowish and often look
diseased or dried
Mow enough to remove not more than 1/3rd
height of the grass at a time. Keep mower
blades sharp..A pply Bio Gold
Improper
watering
Light sprinkling encourages
shallow roots. Over watering
causes diseases
Water the lawn to wet the soil about10 to 15
cm depth.

10. Productivity Enhancement

11. Common Pests
Pest Symptoms Control
White ants Form small mounds around the entrance to
their nests
Apply Srigent Gr ( Fipronil) @ 2 -3 gm per sq m or
Spray Spine @ 2ml per lit water
Or Baton ( Lambda Cyahalothrin) @ 2 ml per lit
waterCut worms Eat away grass stems near the surface of
the soil causing dead spots
Grubs Eat away the roots of grasses creating
brownish dead patches
Leafhoppers Suck the juice from grass blades causing
stripped white, then yellow and finally
brown leaves.
Spray Sitara ( Thiomethoxam) @ 1 gm per lit water
Nematodes Affect the roots, lawn takes a bleached out
appearance
Apply Furarus ( Carbofuran) 40 g /sq.m

12. Control

13. Diseases
Disease Symptoms
Anthracnose Irregular-sized tan, brown, reddish-brown patches of grass ranging in size from several inches to several
yards. Spots may also be present on grass blades. Can kill turfgrass if left untreated.
Brown Patch Circular area of dead grass. The circle may be small or large. The outer portion may be a "smoky" color.
The leaves can be easily pulled from the stem. Affected areas may have a sunken appearance. Does not
usually cause permanent damage.
Dollar spot Small (silver dollar-sized) spots of tan/brown grass appear over the lawn. The spots may merge into
large affected areas. Grass blades will have tan/brown areas on them. Does not usually cause
permanent damage.
Fairy ring Dark green circle or semi-circle of grass. Area next to it may be a lighter-colored area of dying grass.
Mushrooms may or may not be present. The entire affected area must be dug up and reseeded.
Fusarium blight Prompted by hot, dry weather, color transitions from light green to brown to tan before dying.
Fusarium patch/snow
mold
Fusarium patch (or pink snow mold) usually occurs after snow melts but can be caused by cold, wet
weather at other times. Starts as greenish yellow but turns a distinctive pink shade.
Gray color indicates another snow mold variety that matures under snow layers during colder winters. It
also starts with a yellow tint but runs grayish white.
Leaf spot There are leaf spot infections that attack warm- and cool-season grasses. Grass begins to appear gray,
tan or brown. Upon closer examination, tan, red or purple spots are evident. Can severely thin or kill
turfgrass.

14. Disease
Disease Symptom
Necrotic ring
spot/summer patch
Round, sunken areas of reddish-tan grass that resembles a bull's eye. The
very similar summer patch takes a more oval or irregular shape.
Powdery mildew Common in shady areas, the infection resembles white dust. Blades
eventually turn tan to brown. The damage can be permanent.
Pythium blight Also called grease spot due to the brown slimy areas it produces. White
patches may also appear. Can spread and kill grass quickly.
Red thread Red or faded patches, reddish or pink threads reach from leaf tips to
adjoining leaves. Damage is usually not permanent.
Rust Distinctive orange rust-like appearance. The spores will attach easily to tools
and clothing. Not usually harmful.
Slime mold Patches of white/gray/black deposits on leaves. May appear powdery in
early stages. Forms tiny balls as the infections matures. Slime molds will not
cause permanent damage, but they can inhibit growth if the infestation is
heavy. Remove with a rake, broom or by spraying with a garden hose.
Smut Yellowing blades turn to black and begin to curl. The entire plant is affected
and is likely to die.

15. Control of Diseases
Regular spraying @ 2ml or 2 gm per lit water.
Controls most of the diseases effectively
OR

16. For Increased Efficacy of spray
Benefit
– Super Fast Absorption of
product in the target crop
or week
– Easy drainage of water,
can be used to avoid
waterlogging
– Attractive appearance of
the turf

17. Thank You