Claim · model-written summary
Kikuyu was not suitable for lawn in either open or shaded situations.
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e0“Kikuyu was not found suitable for lawn either for open or shaded situations”
Title
Relative performance of lawn grasses under different light intensities
C. R. Mohanty; B.G. Muthappa Journal of Ornamental Horticulture 2008
Other claims from this paper (9)
- Intervention effect Lawn grasses responded differently to the various light intensities in the growth characters measured.
- Observation Improved Bermuda-I was the most suitable of all grasses tried.
- Observation Improved Bermuda-I recorded low clipping yield, leaf area and shoot growth rate.
- Observation Improved Bermuda-I recorded high verdure fresh weight and chlorophyll content.
- Observation Improved Bermuda-I formed a dense, compact and highly uniform turf under open condition.
- Observation The same grass (Improved Bermuda-I) was tolerant to reduced light and formed acceptable turf even under 20 per cent light.
- Observation Among coarse textured grasses, Bed bug grass was superior with a dense and uniform turf under open condition.
- Observation St. Augustine grass performed highly satisfactorily under all levels of reduced light intensity.
- Observation Bahia grass performed highly satisfactorily under all levels of reduced light intensity.