Big differences in drought tolerance of bermudagrass cultivars
August 14, 2011
Sure, everyone knows that bermudagrass can withstand drought for long periods of time. But just how long? And are some cultivars better than others?
Dr. Kurt Steinke and colleagues at Texas A and M University set out to answer these questions, and have reported their results in the May issue of Crop Science (K. Steinke, D. Chalmers, J. Thomas and R. White, 2011. Bermudagrass and buffalograss drought response and recovery at two soil depths. Crop Science 51:1215-1223).
Field trials conducted…