Post on 15-Jan-2016
TURFGRASSES
WARM-SEASON TURFGRASS
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Rhizomes and stolons
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) High maintenance Golf and athletic fields
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Lawns
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon) Weed
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Full sun (6 hours)
Poor shade tolerance
‘Tifgrand’ and ‘Celebration’ much better shade tolerance
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Very good wear tolerance
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Very good drought recovery
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Very good salt tolerance
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Seed Hybrids are sprigged
BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)
Many cultivars Mid- and tif- varieties
Tifway, Tifeagle, Tifsport, Midway, Midiron
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Rhizomes and stolons
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Rhizomes and stolons
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Transition zone turf
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Fair shade tolerance
‘Shadow Turf’
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
High quality, dense turf (out competes weeds)
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Reel mower to avoid scalping?
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Slow spreading
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Seed has slow germinationTypically established by sod
ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)
Several cultivars: Zenith, Empire, Zeon…
Emerald is a hybrid of Z. japonica and Z. tenufolia
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Stolons only
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Premier shade turf (shade tolerance varies) At least 4 hours sun ‘Totality’ complete shade?
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Establish by sod or plugs onlySeed not available
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Chinch bugs, Brown patch, Root rot Mole crickets?
ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)
Bitterblue, Floratine, Floratam, Raleigh, Palmetto
Resistance variation
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Stolons only Centipedegrass
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Middle of road turf (shade, traffic, and drought)
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Prefers low fertility
– otherwise, thatch build-up
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Winterkill from high fertility and thatch ‘Centipedegrass decline’
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Light green color
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Poor salt tolerance
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Seed is expensive! ($20/pound)
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Sod anytime of the year
CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)
Oklawn and Tifblair cultivarsBetter winter tolerance
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Rhizomes/stolons
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Use on poor, sandy soils Highway grass Grazing
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Very drought tolerant
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Poor salt tolerance
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Low density
BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)
Most of all, it’s a WEED!Seed stalks and coarse stolons
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis)
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis)
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Stolons only (short)
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Great for low maintenance in wet,
shady areas
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Poor drought, salt, and cold
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Seed stalks not as
objectionable as bahia
CARPETGRASS (Axonopus affinis) Seed mix with centipede as a
nursegrass
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
Much like bermudagrass (less cold hardy)
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
Rhizome and stolon
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
Excellent salt tolerance
SEASHORE PASPALUM (Paspalum vaginatum)
Little better shade tolerance than Bermuda
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)
Arid to semi-arid
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)
Stolons only
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)
Low maintenance (low water and N)
BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)
Poor shade and traffic tolerance
COOL-SEASON TURFGRASS
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Bunch-type
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Rapid germination (few days)
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Annual and Perennial Overseeding and nursegrass Lawn, golf course, athletic fields
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Poor cutting quality
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Great striping effect
RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)
Great striping effect
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.) Kentucky bluegrass most common
turf in cool-season regions (Annual bluegrass is a weed)
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)
Rhizomes only, great sod (Kentucky)
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)
Good drought tolerance (summer dormancy)
BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)
Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) golf course overseeding
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
Transition zone
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
Tall fescue is often very coarse Improved turf-turf tall fescue
FESCUE (Festuca spp.) Tall fescue Bunch-type
Tillers only
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
Insect tolerant (endophyte-enhanced) Endophytes are symbiotic fungus within turf
Toxic to grazing
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
Fine fescue is fine texture The cool-season shade turf
FESCUE (Festuca spp.)
BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)
BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)
BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)
High quality cool-season turf Golf course, not in lawns
Penn- cultivars