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Root responses of bermudagrass to mowing height and frequency
[Schreb.] Wimm.), and bentgrasses (Agrostis spp.), and on
0.6, 1.3, 2.5, and 5.1 cm, all mowed at 2 day intervals.
a 14 day mowing interval. Tifgreen bermudagrass produced
advised to raise mowing heights to improve the root system of
and 14 days. Tifgreen bermudagrass (C. dactylon x c.
bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon [L.] Pers.) was used in a
Bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.) is used extensively throughout the
decreased. Mowing height had to be raised above 1.3 cm to
diameter were transplanted into polyvinyl chloride tubes of
document the effects of mowing height and frequency on the
except that a greater shoot mass was produced by a 2 day than
filled with washed sand and the bottom was filled with pea
Generally, the turfs were adversely affected as mowing height
gravel to provide drainage. This design permitted the three
grazing studies of forage grasses. There is a need to
impacts on root and shoot growth and carbohydrate storage.
in a mowing height study, with mowing height treatments of
increase overall rooting and above 2.5 cm to increase rooting
lawns, and utility areas. Turf managers are routinely
more root volume, mass, and length density, as well as dry
Mowing frequency had little effect on common bermudagrass,
mowing height by frequency study, with mowing height
on cool-season turfgrasses such as Kentucky bluegrass (Poa
pratensis L.), tall fescue (Festuca elatior var. arundinacea
root system and carbohydrate storage of warm-season
sections stacked end to end. The upper three sections were
shoot mass than common bermudagrass. Mowing height had major
similar diameter and 120 cm tall, and composed of four 30 cm
South on golf courses, sports fields, home and commercial
the turf. 'This advice is based largely on studies conducted
transvaalensis Burtt Davy) and common bermudagrass were used
treatments of 2.5 and 5.1 cm, and mowing frequencies of 2, 7,
turfgrasses such as bermudagrass. Turfgrass plugs of 10 cm
upper sections of root zone to be studied separately. Common
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