Approved Document OPW24-0047 Noosa Springs Golf & Spa Resort Turf & Vegetation Management Plan 2024-25

NOOSA SPRINGS GOLF AND SPA RESORT TURF AND VEGETATION MANAGEMENT PLAN


  - Curative Applications: Use curative treatments at the first sign of disease, ensuring the
fungicide used is effective against the identified pathogen.



 5. Common Diseases and Treatment Schedules

  - Dollar Spot (Sclerotinia homoeocarpa) Common during warm, humid conditions. Preventive
treatments every 14-21 days during peak periods using fungicides such as iprodione,
propiconazole, or thiophanate-methyl.

 - Pythium Blight (Pythium spp.) Thrives in hot, humid conditions, especially in poorly drained
areas. Preventive applications with mefenoxam or fosetyl-Al before forecasted periods of high
humidity.

 - Brown Patch (Rhizoctonia solani) Typically occurs in warm, wet conditions. Preventive
applications of azoxystrobin, chlorothalonil, or flutolanil during humid weather.

 - Anthracnose (Colletotrichum cereale) Common during stress periods (high temperatures,
drought). Use preventive treatments with fungicides such as azoxystrobin or thiophanate-
methyl, especially when turf is under stress.

 - ERI (ectotrophic root-infecting) fungi are a factor in causing patchiness and poor root health in
couch grass. ERI fungi grow over the root surface before they penetrate the inside of the root.
ERI disease can cause thinning out of the surface and straw-coloured patches that range in size
from 30 cm to 1 metre in diameter. ERI fungi are a complex of soil-borne pathogens that cause
turfgrass patch diseases such as summer patch, take-all patch, and spring dead spot.

6. Environmental Considerations

 - Regulatory Compliance: Ensure all fungicides used are registered and approved by the
Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).

 - Environmental Safety: Minimize drift and runoff by following best practices for application.
Use buffer zones around water bodies and sensitive areas.



7. Review and Adaptation

 - Annual Review: At the end of each season, review the program’s effectiveness, disease
occurrences, and product performance.

 - Adjustments: Make necessary adjustments based on new research, product availability, and
changes in disease patterns.