Mowing height and water use

How does a change in mowing height affect the amount of water used by turf? In general, the higher the height of cut, the more water will be used. This occurs because higher turf has more leaf area, more stomates and therefore more evapotranspiration. But it turns out that the increase in water consumption varies, depending on the turf type that you are dealing with.

A study conducted by Israeli researcher I. Biran and colleagues evaluated cool and warm-season turf…