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  Cynodon dactylon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name "Bermuda Grass" derives from its abundance as an invasive species on Bermuda; it does not occur naturally there.
Bermuda Grass is widely cultivated in warm climates all over the world between about 30° south and 30° north latitude, and that get between 625-1,750 mm of rainfall a year (or less, if irrigation is available).
It is a highly desirable turf grass in warm temperate climates, particularly for those regions where its heat and drought tolerance enable it to survive where few other grasses do.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cynodon_dactylon   (423 words)

  
 BERMUDA GRASS AUSTIN
Bermuda grass as a turf grass: (1) does not grow in shade; (2) turns brown after frost in the fall and does not become green until after the last spring freeze; and (3) is more of a nuisance than other turf grasses in flower beds an gardens because of the rhizomes.
Common bermuda grass is the most practical bermuda grass for the average homeowner because seed is readily available and inexpensive.
Tufcote bermuda grass is a selection released by the Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station and the USDA in 1962.
www.realgreenlawns.com /austin_tx_texas/bermuda_grass.htm   (415 words)

  
 Bailey Seed Company, Inc.
Bermuda grass is a prostrate stoloniferous perennial herb with rhizomes which extend into the ground to a depth of 1 meter (39 in.) or more (Hanna).
Bermuda grass is deep rooted and its rhizomes penetrate the soil to a depth of 1 meter (39 in.) or more (Hanna).
Bermuda grass is commonly grown with: Trifolium incarnatum L., Vicia villosa Roth., Trifolium repens, and Arachis glabrata (Bogdan).
www.baileyseed.com /infobermudagrass.asp   (1262 words)

  
 Nutritional value of coastal Bermuda grass in swine
However, as Bermuda grass is a rather fibrous feed ingredient, its nutritional value is likely low unless it is fed with fiber degrading enzymes or is fed to animals that have developed a substantial rate of fiber degradation through fermentative action in the large intestines, thus older animals.
Bermuda grass was included at 14.5% as determined through least-cost formulation using nutritional values as available from Murphy Family Farms and the Atlas of Nutritional Data on United States and Canadian feeds, National Academy of Sciences, 1971.
As the Bermuda grass was rather coarse and poorly digested in the ileum, ileal digesta collected were not representative of the material in the ileum, as was apparent from the large variation in the energy to chromium ratio in the collected digesta.
mark.asci.ncsu.edu /SwineReports/2001/05maninbae.htm   (2143 words)

  
 Anderton Grass
Bermuda grass is a favorite in texture and color for all areas of usage.
Bermuda grass forms a nice, dense turf in sunny areas, but requires frequent mowing during spring and summer, if you want to maintain that lush appearance.
Bermuda grass is a warm season perennial species adapted to tropical and subtropical climates.
www.andertongrass.com /bermuda.html   (566 words)

  
 HON Allergy Glossary, Grass Pollens
Grass typically refers to any of the low, green, nonwoody plants which belong to the grass family (Poaceae or Gramineae), sedge family (Cyperaceae) or rush family (Juncaceae).
Also referred to as Bermuda couch grass, this grass is probably of Asian origin and has been an important grass in the USA since 1807 (first documented).
Kentucky bluegrass is a sturdy grass, which is often used for lawns, parks, golf courses and erosion control due to its long, fibrous roots.
www.hon.ch /Library/Theme/Allergy/Glossary/grass.html   (973 words)

  
 Bermuda Grass - Cynodon dactylon
It is called bermuda grass in the United States because it was introduced from the Bermuda Island.
Bermuda grass is an early successional grass, and is first to grow back after grass fires, which burn quite often on the African savanna.
Bermuda grass is considered a very invasive and competitive weed.
www.blueplanetbiomes.org /bermuda_grass.htm   (445 words)

  
 Killing Bermuda Grass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bermuda grass is a nice lawn grass but most gardeners including myself hate it because it is so invasive.
It is too late now to kill bermuda now but Roundup will kill fescue even in the middle of winter.) The main reason I won't spray the whole yard and replant is because there are thousands of bermuda grass seed waiting for their chance.
Bermuda grass suppression is a fairly recent addition to the uses for these chemicals.
www.ces.ncsu.edu /cabarrus/staff/dgoforth/newsart/bermuda.html   (799 words)

  
 Growing Bermuda Grass and Rye Grass In Phoenix Arizona
Bermuda usually starts to slow down and go dormant in September and starts growing again in May. This life cycle makes it so Bermuda does not have to be replanted each year.
Grass that has to be kept under 1.5 inches high cannot be cut with a regular rotary mower.
Bermuda is bothered most by the white C-shaped grubs that are a type of beetle larva.
www.phoenixtropicals.com /grass.html   (2310 words)

  
 Bermuda grass 
Bermuda spreads by rhizomes and stolons and is a highly diversified grass.
Common bermuda is green from late spring until frost and is light brown when it is dormant in winter.
Because common bermuda has long stems that leave small spaces between crowns, it is an ideal grass to overseed with perennial ryegrass in the fall.
www.lawncareprofessionals.com /bermudagrass.htm   (1273 words)

  
 Bermuda King
Bermuda King was born in the late 1950’s in Willard Duffy’s barn near Okarche, Oklahoma.
Bermuda King has a strong presence in the Mid-south and Southeastern region of the United States, but is not limited there.
The future of Bermuda King looks bright and their staff is eager to be of service to you and your Bermuda grass planting and harvesting needs.
www.bermudaking.com   (615 words)

  
 Weber County Weed Abatement-Bermuda Grass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) is a difficult-to-control perennial grass found extensively in northern Utah.
Bermuda Grass is extremely drought tolerant but moisture does significantly increases its growth rate.
Managing Bermuda Grass is not an easy proposition, especially when it must be controlled selectively within an already planted turf, garden, or landscaped area.
www.co.weber.ut.us /Weeds/types/bermudagrass.asp   (454 words)

  
 Cynodon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Cynodon (Greek "Dog-tooth") is a genus of nine species of grasses, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the Old World.
dactylon, are grown as lawn grasses in warm temperate regions, such as the Sunbelt area of the United States where they are valued for their drought tolerance compared to most other lawn grasses.
In some cases it is considered to be a weed; it spreads through lawns and flower beds, where it can be difficult to kill with herbicides without damaging grass or other plants.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bermuda_grass   (155 words)

  
 Bermuda Grass Southeast Lawn | Top Turf of Columbia, SC
Bermuda grass is light green in color and it is a fine blade grass.
Bermuda is a good choice for lawns that need to stand up to a lot of abuse such as pets and children.
Bermuda is a warm season grass that will go dormant in the winter and green up again in the spring.
www.topturfsc.com /bermuda.htm   (128 words)

  
 ET rates for Bermuda grass
To whom it may concern- I am looking for the yearly water usage rate for Bermuda grass (in/yr) for the completion of design on land application of WWTP effluent.
Bermuda is drought tolerant and will adjust to less water, so my take is that bermuda will use what it can get up to the "fully watered" environmental demand which would be some percentage of reference or potential (semantics again) ET.
I'm not an expert in bermuda grass crop coefficients so don't know exactly what that would be.
www.microirrigationforum.com /new/archives/ET-bermuda.html   (399 words)

  
 Bermuda Grass
Bermuda is the name used in America for a type of grass that is known by many names among the most common are: Wire grass, couch grass, and devil’s grass.
Now, like most grasses Bermuda grass is widely available in America and other countries that have a suitable temperature to support it, that is, an average temperature of above 20˚C. Bermuda grass has characteristic short blades which are of a blue-grey colour and rather course in texture.
Bermuda grass is a lot deeper rooting than most other grasses often extending up to one and half meters below the surface.
www.hcoa.com.au /bermuda.htm   (386 words)

  
 Kings River Turf, Inc. - Bermuda Grass
The new turf grass was named after the well known city of Santa Ana so that it would be immediately recognized as an introduction from and for California.
Santa Ana Bermuda is a seedling selection of Plant Introduction No. 213387 obtained from the Union of South Africa through the plant introduction service of the United States Department of Agriculture.
Tifway Bermuda grass is a highly disease-resistant selection with a very dark green color.
fresno.unclewebster.com /lc/bus/820/bermudagrasspage.shtml   (1941 words)

  
 ESTABLISHING A BERMUDA GRASS LAWN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Follow these steps to establish a new Bermuda Grass lawn in a sunny area of your yard.
Common bermuda is a good variety to choose as it has a low maintenance requirement, survives on little water, and can be established from seed.
Sow the bermuda seed at a rate of 1/2 to one pound per 1000 square feet using a hand spreader.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /county/smith/tips/turf/bermudagrass.html   (210 words)

  
 Lawn Grasses
Bermuda grass (Cynodon dactylon) is the most important lawn grass of the Sun Belt.
Bermuda grass is tough and fast growing enough to be one of the most popular grasses for sports fields.
Zoysia grass (Zoysia species) is often touted as a miracle grass, and while many of the claims of its virtues are true, there are also drawbacks.
www.gardenplace.com /content/calculator/seeds.html   (1309 words)

  
 The Losing Battle Against Bermuda Grass
In the Midwest and South, Bermuda grass was thought to be the perfect lawn, it needed little water and because it grew close to the ground it required little cutting.
Bermuda grass out competes all cool season grasses during hot summer weather, but during spring and fall it will sit dormant or grow very little.
One of the obstacles in the war against Bermuda grass is that it reproduces by seed, rhizome and stolons, Goodspeed says.
extension.usu.edu /files/gardpubs/burmuda.htm   (705 words)

  
 Herbicide should control pesky Bermuda grass
Bermuda grass grew into the garden and now that I again am able to get down to work in it, I have been battling that blasted grass.
Yanking out Bermuda grass by hand is not always effective because the grass spreads by producing underground runners that take root and produce new plants, with the new plants producing runners, and so on.
First, water the grass and apply the herbicide while the grass is growing.
www.azcentral.com /arizonarepublic/home/articles/0506swgarden0506.html   (873 words)

  
 Controlling Bermuda Grass by Donald Burger, Houston, TX   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bermuda grass is a problem for all gardeners in the Houston area.
This is especially true because Bermuda grass often grows "under" the canopy of good plants near their stems.
Wildflower gardeners use it to kill Bermuda grass growing in the midst of their wildflowers "without injuring transplants, emerging wildflower seedlings or established plants in full bloom." Unfortunately, Ornamec does not kill nut grass.
www.burger.com /bermuda.htm   (363 words)

  
 EXPERIMENT STATION SCIENTIST TESTS 150 BERMUDA GRASS SEED VARIETIES   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
Bermuda grass is the most widely used grass for pasture throughout the southwestern United States for good reason.
Yet if Bermuda grass has one drawback, it is the cost of establishing a new stand.
A sprig is a live vegetative piece of the hybrid Bermuda grass plant taken from either rhizomes (horizontal stems growing below the soil level) or stolons (horizontal stems growing above the soil level) or root material.
agnews.tamu.edu /dailynews/stories/RNEC/Oct2802a.htm   (698 words)

  
 Grass
Bermuda is finer, develops very deep roots and rhizomes, and endures drought well, even if the exposed leaves and stems die.
When Bermuda grass blooms, the long, thin inflorescences (stems with flowers) are covered with sticky pollen or stamens (I'm not sure which).
Grass flowers even have their own terminology because of their diminutive size and are called florets.
home.att.net /~larvalbugbio/grass.html   (944 words)

  
 Bermuda grass in lawns & gardens
Bermuda grass is a common weed in many Colorado lawns.
Bermuda grass can develop from seed, but is usually spread during the winter through runners from other plants.
Bermuda grass may continue to grow from deep roots in areas treated by this herbicide that receive water and fertilizer.
www.ext.colostate.edu /ptlk/1531.html   (288 words)

  
 Bermuda grass over Fescue grass problems - Turfgrass
They suggested we let our lawn go to Bermuda grass, which we hate, as we also have much humidity, heat and little shade on the lawn all summer.
Bermuda is a warm season grass and fescue is a cool season grass.
Keep a bag of fescue seed, so when there is a bare spot, seed it so there won't be a vacuum for the bermuda grass to move into.
turfgrass.com /ubb/Forum1/HTML/000198.html   (883 words)

  
 Bermuda Is A Golfer's Paradise
Bermuda is a golfer's paradise with more golf courses per square mile than any other country in the world.
Bermuda's beautiful landscapes and fair climate make it the perfect place for club hopping.
Lush Bermuda grass fairways, seaside rough, and enchanted winds put your woods and irons to the test.
www.bermudatravelnet.com /todo/golf/paradise.html   (334 words)

  
 Weber County Weed Control - Quackgrass & Bermuda grass   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
First, in many parts of the county, deep drain ditches run along side the roadways and it is the bermuda grass that holds the side of the ditch against soil erosion and resulting road shoulder damage which would turn into a safety hazard.
There are herbicides that include bermuda grass and quackgrass among the weeds controlled on their label.
Perhaps the most effective way to rid corn ground of bermuda grass is to allow it to green up after the corn is chopped and apply 3 quarts of Roundup®.
www.co.weber.ut.us /weeds/control/bc_grass_control.asp   (986 words)

  
 Bermudagrass
The variety of names given this species attests to its wide distribution and to the fact that it is the object of abuse and scorn.
Being a vigorous, stoloniferous grass, it rapidly invades crops in high rainfall or irrigated areas.
However, drought tolerance in bermudagrass is based on their ability to become semidormant during severe droughts and to recover from stolons and rhizomes when moisture becomes available.
aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu /plantanswers/turf/publications/bermuda.html   (4392 words)

  
 Bermuda Grass is an excellent lawn grass
Bermuda Grass (Cynodon dactylon) is an excellent lawn grass for the southern states.
This ornamental grass, best grown in the south, produces beautiful flower plumes which, if cut when fully developed, are useful for decorative purposes indoors during the winter.
It needs a quick germinating and quick growing grass such as redtop, planted with it to provide a rapid ground cover to help crowd out weeds during its early development.
www.ecochem.com /resource_lawngrass.html   (295 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Tour moves to Florida, where grass is Bermuda   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
The grass isn't always greener for PGA Tour players when they have to putt on Poa annua greens one week and Bermuda the next.
Bermuda greens have more grain than the Poa annua surfaces in the West, so they're generally harder to read.
Giving players a chance to compete on different grasses is the major reason the Tour's Q-School has alternated between Florida and California the past 20 years, with a couple of stops in Texas.
www.usatoday.com /sports/golf/pga/2003-03-05-tour-shift_x.htm   (525 words)

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