TURFGRASSES. WARM-SEASON TURFGRASS BERMUDAGRASS (Cynodon dactylon)

TURFGRASSES

WARM-SEASON TURFGRASS

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


Full sun (6 hours)

Poor shade tolerance

‘Tifgrand’ and ‘Celebration’ much better shade tolerance


Very good wear tolerance


Very good drought recovery


Very good salt tolerance


Seed Hybrids are sprigged


Many cultivars Mid- and tif- varieties

Tifway, Tifeagle, Tifsport, Midway, Midiron

ZOYSIAGRASS (Zoysia japonica)


Rhizomes and stolons


Transition zone turf


Fair shade tolerance

‘Shadow Turf’


High quality, dense turf (out competes weeds)


Reel mower to avoid scalping?


Slow spreading


Seed has slow germinationTypically established by sod


Several cultivars: Zenith, Empire, Zeon…

Emerald is a hybrid of Z. japonica and Z. tenufolia

ST. AUGUSTINE (Stenotaphrum secundatum)


Stolons only


Premier shade turf (shade tolerance varies) At least 4 hours sun ‘Totality’ complete shade?


Establish by sod or plugs onlySeed not available


Chinch bugs, Brown patch, Root rot Mole crickets?


Bitterblue, Floratine, Floratam, Raleigh, Palmetto

Resistance variation

CENTIPEDEGRASS (Eremochloa ophiuroides)


Stolons only Centipedegrass


Middle of road turf (shade, traffic, and drought)


Prefers low fertility

– otherwise, thatch build-up


Winterkill from high fertility and thatch ‘Centipedegrass decline’


Light green color


Poor salt tolerance


Seed is expensive! ($20/pound)


Sod anytime of the year


Oklawn and Tifblair cultivarsBetter winter tolerance

BAHIAGRASS (Paspalum notatum)


Rhizomes/stolons


Use on poor, sandy soils Highway grass Grazing


Very drought tolerant


Poor salt tolerance


Low density


Most of all, it’s a WEED!Seed stalks and coarse stolons

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)


Much like bermudagrass (less cold hardy)


Rhizome and stolon


Excellent salt tolerance


Little better shade tolerance than Bermuda

BUFFALO GRASS (Buchloe dactyloides)


Arid to semi-arid


Stolons only


Low maintenance (low water and N)


Poor shade and traffic tolerance

COOL-SEASON TURFGRASS

RYEGRASS (Lolium spp.)


Bunch-type


Rapid germination (few days)


Annual and Perennial Overseeding and nursegrass Lawn, golf course, athletic fields


Poor cutting quality


Great striping effect

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.)

BLUEGRASS (Poa spp.) Kentucky bluegrass most common

turf in cool-season regions (Annual bluegrass is a weed)


Rhizomes only, great sod (Kentucky)


Good drought tolerance (summer dormancy)


Rough bluegrass (Poa trivialis) golf course overseeding

FESCUE (Festuca spp.)


Transition zone


Tall fescue is often very coarse Improved turf-turf tall fescue

FESCUE (Festuca spp.) Tall fescue Bunch-type

Tillers only


Insect tolerant (endophyte-enhanced) Endophytes are symbiotic fungus within turf

Toxic to grazing


Fine fescue is fine texture The cool-season shade turf

BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)

BENTGRASS (Agrostis spp.)

High quality cool-season turf Golf course, not in lawns

Penn- cultivars

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