Lesson 24: Exploring the Eragrostoids
In at least the southern half of the United States, as well as at locations in subtropical and tropical climates throughout the world, the eragrostoid species - bermudagrasses, zoysiagrasses and buffalograss - are important for sports, lawn and utility turfs. In Florida's warm-subtropical-humid and tropical climates, hybrid bermudagrass substitutes for the bentgrasses used in colder climates on greens and other golf turfs. In St. Louis' cool-subtropical-humid climate, zoysiagrass is an important species for fairway turfs. And, with the commercial development of several new cultivars, buffalograss is becoming a popular turfgrass species, especially in dry climates throughout the United States. In your travels, you've seen these species used under many conditions across the entire turfgrass landscape.
As you reflect on these observations, consider the following questions:
What to do...
The purpose of this lesson to to review the following turfgrasses:
As you review the turfgrasses above, be aware that the information will appear in a second window (as you have seen with some material in earlier lessons). Use the links to review the characteristics of each grass. Close the window to return to this page....
When you are finished going through the lesson, access the Lesson 24 Quiz. You can take the quiz up to 5 times. Practice! The questions are just like those you will find on the exams.