Species Characteristics Based on Improved Turf-Type Cultivars

Cool Season
Turfgrasses
Leaf
Texture
Disease
Resistance
Growth
Habit
Establish-
ment Rate
Nitrogen
Require-
ments
Water
Use
(ET Rate)
Drought
Tolerance
/Avoidance
Salinity
Tol.
Recom-mended
Uses
Shade
Tol.
Heat
Tol.
Bentgrass creeping fine moderate
to good
stolons moderate
to fast
low to
moderate
moderate poor
to good
high Golf Tee,
Fairway
poor to moderate excellent
  colonial fine good to excellent bunch-
grass
moderate
to fast
low low good low Tees, faiways
Landscape
moderate good
  velvet very
fine
good to
excellent
stolons moderate
to fast
very low low good low Greens,
tees, fairways
Excellent poor
Bluegrass Kentucky moderate
to fine
good to excellent

rhizome extensive

slow moderate
to high
low to moderate good to excellent moderate Tees, fairways, roughs, sports, landscape poor to
good
moderate to high
 

Texas Hybrid

moderate
to fine
good rhizome extensive slow moderate
to high
low to moderate good to excellent moderate Tees,
fairways,
roughs,
sports, landscape
poor to good moderate to high
Fescue Chewings fine good to
excellent
bunch-
grass
moderate to fast moderate
to low
low good to
excellent
low Tees, fairways, roughs, landscape excellent moderate to high
  hard fine good to
excellent
bunch-
grass
slow to
moderate
low to
very low
low excellent low to
moderate
Fairways, roughs, landscape excellent good to excellent
  slender
creeping
fine good to
excellent
rhizomes moderate to fast low to
moderate
low good low Tees, fairways, roughs, landscape excellent good
  strong
creeping
moderate
to fine
good to
excellent
rhizomes moderate to fast low to
moderate
low good low Tees, fairways, roughs, landscape excellent good
  blue fine good to
excellent
bunch-
grass
slow to
moderate
very
low
low excellent low to
moderate
Roughs, landscape excellent good
Ryegrass perennial fine moderate
to poor
bunch-
grass
very fast moderate
to high
moderate
to high
good moderate
to high
Tees, fairways, roughs, sports, landscape poor to
moderate
good to
excellent
 Fescue turf-type tall moderate
to coarse
moderate
to good
bunch-
grass with short rhizomes
moderate moderate
to high
high excellent high Roughs, sports, landscape excellent good to
excellent
                         
Warm Season Turfgrasses Leaf
Texture
Disease
Resistance
Growth
Habit
Establish-
ment Rate
Nitrogen
Rquire-ments
Water
Use
(ET rate)
Drought
Tolerance
/Avoidance
Salinity
Tol.
Recom-mended
Uses
Shade
Tol.
Heat
Tol.
Bermuda-grass seed moderate
to fine
good stolons &
rhizomes
moderate
to fast
moderate low to moderate excellent very
good
Tees, fairways, roughs, sports, landscape poor excellent
  sod or
sprigs
moderate
to very
fine
good stolons &
rhizomes
moderate
to fast
moderate low to moderate excellent very
good
golf, tee, fairway, sports, landscpae poor

poor

Zoysiagrass  seed moderate
to coarse
good to
excellent
stolons &
rhizomes
slow to
moderate
moderate moderate excellent good Tees, fairways, roughs, sports, landscape poor good
Buffalograss  seed moderate
to coarse
good to
excellent
stolons slow to
moderate
low low excellent moderate

Roughs, landscape

very
poor
good to
excellent
Bahiagrass  seed coarse to
very
coarse
good to
excellent
rhizomes slow to
moderate
low low excellent excellent Landscape good good
Centipede-grass  seed moderate
to coarse
good to
excellent
stolons slow low low good good Rough, landscape fair good

Seashore paspalum

 seed moderate good to excellent stolons moderate moderate low to moderate good excellent Tees, fairways, roughs, sports, landscape fair excellent

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