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.		 Recommended
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,
fairways
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.		 Recommended
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