RESEARCH Highlights
ROBERTO GURGEL
Mississippi State University
University of Tennessee
MSU is evaluating and comparing
UTN is evaluating Latitude 36 and
ultra-dwarf Bermudagrasses’ root
NorthBridge as a safety surface for
systems, including Sunday and other
players. For several years Tifway 419 was
ultra-dwarfs designed for golf greens.
the best variety providing a safe surface
Preliminary results show Sunday to have
for players. Results show that Latitude 36
the most root biomass volume among all
and North Bridge are consistently better
varieties being tested.
than Tifway 419.
North Carolina
State University
NCSU is continuing to compare Discovery
and Celebration to other Bermudagrasses
under heavy shade (63% and 80%).
Second year results indicate Discovery
has very good quality under heavy shade.
Ultra-dwarf NTEP
University of Georgia
Sunday is being evaluated with other
UGA is evaluating several Bermudas,
National Turfgrass
Evaluation Program
ultra-dwarf Bermudas, Zoysias and
including Celebration, Latitude 36
EMPIRE and Celebration are now
Paspalum varieties under a golf green
and Discovery, under different mowing
standards in NTEP After years of inten.
maintenance regime including mowing at
and fertilization regimes. Discovery
sive use on home lawns and commercial
green’s heights. It is the first time the
shows excellent quality (less scalping)
applications, Empire was selected to be
National Evaluation Program is comparing
under reduced mowing, while Latitude
used as a standard in the National
the performance of different types of
36 is displaying excellent density and
Turfgrass Evaluation Program. Celebration
grass (Bermudas, Zoysias and Paspalum)
fine texture.
is now also a standard, in recognition for
in the same plot area.
its wide spread use in golf, football,
soccer and even in home lawns.