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Winter Survival of Experimental Bermudagrasses in the Upper Transition Zone

Authors

• • Mingying Xiang
  • Kansas State University
• • Jack Fry
  • Kansas State University
• • Yanqi Wu
  • Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK

Abstract

A winter with very cold temperatures in 2017–2018 allowed for good separation of standard and experimental bermudagrasses for freezing tolerance. When evaluated in May 2018, survival of commonly used cultivars was: Tifway, 0%; Latitude 36, 20%; Northbridge, 25%. Some experimental progeny had up to 98% winter survival on the same rating date.

Keywords: bermudagrass, turfgrass, cold hardiness

How to Cite: Xiang, M. , Fry, J. & Wu, Y. (2019) “Winter Survival of Experimental Bermudagrasses in the Upper Transition Zone”, Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station Research Reports. 5(5). doi: https://doi.org/10.4148/2378-5977.7770