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Shade Tolerance Studies on Bermudagrass and Other Turfgrasses¹

Several selections of bermudagrass and other turfgrass species were evaluated for turf quality characteristics under different levels of light intensity. Light levels of approximately 35, 60, and 100% and 25, 35, and 100% of incident light, respectively, were used in two independent studies.

A variety of bermudagrass, ‘No-Mow (FB-137)’, exhibited exceptional tolerance to low light intensity. Turf quality of No-Mow was better when grown under reduced light than when exposed to full sunlight. No-Mow also exhibited more shade tolerance than Common St. Augustinegrass. Bermudagrass selection T-135 showed some tolerance to shading but less than No-Mow. Other grasses, including Pensacola bahiagrass, Meyer zoysia, and two additional varieties of bermudagrass, generally were unsatisfactory.

² Assistant Professor and Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A & M University.

Received for publication March 14, 1966.

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