DROUGHT RESISTANCE IN RANGE AND PASTURE GRASSES

Evaluating Drought Resistance and Recovery of Cool-Season Fairway Grasses

Bentgrass species are widely utilized on golf course fairways in cool climatic regions. Among the 200 species of bentgrass that exist, creeping (A. stolonifera), colonial (A. capillaris), and velvet (A. canina) bentgrasses have received the greatest breeding improvements and are the most widely utilized Agrostis species for turf. Each bentgrass species retains particular qualities relating to d...

Relative Drought Resistance of Seedlings of Dominant Prairie Grasses

Warm-Season Grasses for Hay and Pasture

Switchgrass, Indiangrass, and big bluestem are warmseason grasses that are a suitable alternative for summer pasture in Iowa. Their advantage over cool-season grasses such as bluegrass, bromegrass, and orchardgrass is their ability to produce during midsummer. These warm-season perennial grasses start growing in late spring as air and soil temperatures increase. Leaf growth often occurs in earl...

Length of Life of Roots of Ten Species of Perennial Range and Pasture Grasses.

Range and Pasture Productivity