1Department of Plant Physiology, Horticultural College & Research Institute, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem-53410, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Department of Floriculture and Landscape Architecture, Horticultural College & Research Institute, Dr. Y.S.R. Horticultural University, Venkataramannagudem-53410, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India
Online published on 23 October, 2017.
The present investigation aimed at to evaluate the best turf grass species and the method of establishment in terms of morphological responses such as days taken for germination, germination percentage, ground cover percentage, leaf length, leaf width, leaf area, number of leaves per stolon, stolon length, stolon thickness and number of nodes per stolon under the coastal humid tropical conditions of Andhra Pradesh. The experiment was laid out in a factorial randomized block design with 4 turf grass species viz., Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon), Korean grass (Zoysia japonica), St. Augustine grass (Stenotaphrum secundatum) and Centipede grass (Erimochloa ophiuroides) planted with dibbling and turf plastering methods of establishment. Based on the results obtained it was concluded that Bermuda grass planted with dibbling method of establishment recorded significantly the highest values for days taken for germination (3.30 days), germination percentage (84.67), ground cover percentage (99.33%), number of leaves per stolon (1126.0) and number of nodes per stolon (35.00) followed by Bermuda grass planted with turf plastering method of establishment.
Bermuda grass, Korean grass, St. Augustine grass, centipede grass, ground cover percentage, establishment
