Which action is a sanitation measure?

Which action is a sanitation measure?

• A. Cleaning and disinfecting tools and equipment
• B. Spreading diseased clippings
• C. Increasing mowing height
• D. Using pesticide during windy conditions

Answer: (A)

Sanitation in turf disease management means removing or neutralizing sources of disease to prevent infection and spread. Cleaning and disinfecting tools and equipment directly reduces the amount of pathogens carried from one area to another, breaking the cycle of disease and protecting healthy turf. Spreading diseased clippings would add inoculum instead of removing it, so it’s not a sanitation action. Increasing mowing height changes turf growth and canopy conditions but does not remove disease sources. Using pesticide during windy conditions poses drift and safety risks and does not address removing pathogens; it’s a misuse of the product rather than a sanitation practice.

Sanitation in turf disease management means removing or neutralizing sources of disease to prevent infection and spread. Cleaning and disinfecting tools and equipment directly reduces the amount of pathogens carried from one area to another, breaking the cycle of disease and protecting healthy turf.

Spreading diseased clippings would add inoculum instead of removing it, so it’s not a sanitation action. Increasing mowing height changes turf growth and canopy conditions but does not remove disease sources. Using pesticide during windy conditions poses drift and safety risks and does not address removing pathogens; it’s a misuse of the product rather than a sanitation practice.