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turff grass manageme
unit 1 1-18 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a pair of tiny appendages between the leaf blade and sheath | Auricle |
| a course textured grass that is adapted to mild coastal climates and used for low quality and maintenance turf | Bahia grass (Paspalum notatum) |
| the process of water losses from a water body or a surface | Evaporation |
| a type of growth habit with tillers as new shoots; includes tall fescue and perennial ryegrass | Bunch-type |
| grass that has a medium-coarse texture with light green color and slow growth habit; tolerates shade but not traffic or wear | Centipede grass (Eremochloa ophiuroides) |
| a light-colored band between the leaf blade and sheath on the lower side of the leaf | Collar |
| a group of the most popular warm-season turfgrasses, including several species and hybrids, which are used in the warmer regions for all levels of turf from putting greens to low-quality turf | Bermuda grass (Cynodon spp.) |
| the major growing area of a grass located at the base of the grass near the soil surface; also called the compacted stem of a grass | Crown |
| a subdivision used to descrbe different grasses within the same species | Cultivar (varieties) |
| working of the soil without destroying the turf | Cultivation |
| any methods used to reduce the thatch layer of a lawn | Dethatch |
| a type of spreader, which is used to spread seeds or granular materials | Drop spreader |
| the part of a seed that develops into a young plant | Embryo |
| the part of a seed that stores food for seed germination | Endosperm |
| sixteen elements needed by plants including turfgrasses; carbon (C), oxygen (O), hydrogen (H), nitrogen (N), phosphours (P),potassium (K), calcium (Ca), magnesium (Mg), sulfer (S), iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), manganese (Mn), molybdenum (Mo), boron | Essential nutrient elements |
| turfgrasses that can only adapt in the cooler regions with the best temperature range from 65f to 80f; they generally have bettergrowth during the spring and fall seasons | Cool-season turfgrasses |
| the combination of evaporation and transpiration; described as a layer of water lost from a planted area in millimeters (mm) | Evapotranspiration |
| a material containing one or more essential nutrients; can be safely used to grow plants and can be in granular or liquid form | Fertilizer |
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