Salt tolerance of common bermuda

In a recent study by Xiang et. al., bermudagrass varieties Princess 77 and Yukon were identified as the best performing seeded common bermuda varieties among 10 common bermudagrass cultivars when evaluated under high salinity conditions. Seashore paspalum variety SeaStar was used for a salt tolerant species check. NuMex Sahara was included as a salt-sensitive common bermudagrass and Riviera as an example of a salt-tolerant common bermuda variety. The Normalized Difference Vegetative Index (NDVI, an estimate of green leaf area) data…