Jon Hill Turf | How to Care different Type of Turfs
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The document discusses different types of turf grasses and their growth characteristics. It defines terms like cultivar, dormancy, optimum growth temperatures, and spreading mechanisms for grasses like rhizomes and stolons. It also discusses concepts like cultivar mixtures, species mixtures, and uniform seeding applications.
Jon Hill Turf | How to Care different Type of Turfs
- 1. By:- Jon Hill Turf
- 3. Turf species that have optimum growth at temperatures between 60 and 75°F.
- 4. A cultivated variety of a species, such as K-31 and Rebel.
- 5. The resting stage of plant or ripe seeds during which nearly all manifestations of life come to an almost complete standstill. Note the brown color of the grass.
- 6. Turf that has its optimum growth at temperatures between 80 and 95°F.
- 7. A combination of two or more cultivars of the same species, for example Rebel and Falcon tall fescue.
- 8. A combination of seeds of two or more species, for example Kentucky bluegrass and perennial ryegrass.
- 9. Uniform application to an entire area.
- 10. Plant development in the absence of rhizome and stolon production or a non- spreading grass
- 11. Plant development at or near the soil surface that results in lateral spreading by rhizomes, stolons, or both.
- 12. A joint where leaves, roots, branches, or stems arise.
- 13. An underground creeping stem that can produce roots and shoots at each node.
- 14. A stolon or rhizome used to establish turf.
- 15. An above-ground creeping stem that can produce roots and shoots at each node.