SPECIES CHARACTERISTICS: Based on Improved Turf-Type Cultivars

Cool Season
Turfgrasses		 Leaf
Texture 		Disease
Resistance		 Growth
Habit 		Establish-
ment Rate 		Nitrogen
Use 		Water
Use
(ET Rate)		 Drought
Tolerance		 Salinity
Tol.		 Compet-
itiveness 		Shade
Tol. 		Heat
Tol.
Bentgrass creeping fine moderate
to good		 stolons moderate
to fast		 low to
moderate		 high poor
to good		 high high moderate
to poor		 excellent
  colonial fine good to excellent bunch-
grass		 moderate
to fast		 low low good moderate moderate moderate poor
  velvet very
fine		 good to
excellent		 stolons moderate
to fast		 very low low good moderate high good poor
Bluegrass Kentucky moderate
to fine		 moderate
to good		 rhizomes slow moderate
to high		 moderate
to high		 good moderate moderate poor to
good		 poor to
moderate
Fescue Chewings fine good to
excellent		 bunch-
grass		 moderate moderate
to low		 low good to
excellent		 low high excellent poor to
moderate
  hard fine good to
excellent		 bunch-
grass		 slow to
moderate		 low to
very low		 low excellent low to
moderate		 moderate excellent poor to
moderate
  slender
creeping		 fine good to
excellent		 rhizomes moderate low to
moderate		 low good low moderate excellent poor to
moderate
  strong
creeping		 moderate
to fine		 good to
excellent		 rhizomes moderate low to
moderate		 low good low moderate excellent poor to
moderate
  blue fine good to
excellent		 bunch-
grass		 slow to
moderate		 very
low		 low excellent low to
moderate		 moderate excellent poor to
moderate
  tall,
turf-type		 moderate
to coarse		 moderate
to good		 bunch-
grass		 moderate moderate
to high		 high excellent high moderate excellent good to
excellent
Ryegrass perennial fine moderate
to poor		 bunch-
grass		 very fast moderate
to high		 moderate
to high		 good moderate
to part		 high poor to
moderate		 good to
excellent
                         
Warm Season Turfgrasses Leaf
Texture 		Disease
Resistance		 Growth
Habit 		Establish-
ment Rate 		Nitrogen
Use 		Water
Use
(ET rate)		 Drought
Tolerance		 Salinity
Tol.		 Compet-
itiveness 		Shade
Tol. 		Heat
Tol.
Bermuda-grass seed moderate
to fine		 good stolons &
rhizomes		 moderate
to fast		 moderate moderate
to high		 excellent very
good		 excellent poor good
  sod or
sprigs		 moderate
to very
fine		 good stolons &
rhizomes		 moderate
to fast		 moderate moderate
to high		 excellent very
good		 excellent poor

poor
Zoysiagrass   moderate
to coarse		 good to
excellent		 stolons &
rhizomes		 slow to
moderate		 moderate moderate excellent good excellent poor good
Buffalograss   moderate
to coarse		 good to
excellent		 stolons slow to
moderate		 low low excellent moderate fair very
poor		 good to
excellent
Bahiagrass   coarse to
very
coarse		 good to
excellent		 rhizomes slow to
moderate		 low low excellent excellent good good poor
Centipede-grass   moderate
to coarse		 good to
excellent		 stolons slow low low good good good fair very
part