Badger Turf & Grounds Club

UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

 

Mike Rzadzki


Potassium ascorbate (found in ice cream, etc..)

Sodium Lauryl Sulfate (active ingredient of soap)

Diluting the chemicals

Making the agar

All of the inoculated plates at different dilutions of chemical.

Typical dollar spot growth (about 5 days)

Jim Kerns lab
This is an experiment I am currently working on with Professor Kerns. Essentially we are taking the 2 chemicals, which are anti-fungal compounds found in products such as shampoo or ice cream, and seeing if they have any measurable effect on turf diseases, in this case dollar spot... no results yet.


 

 

 

 

 

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