INVESTIGATION ON TURF PERFORMANCES OF DIFFERENT TURFGRASS MIXTURES OPTIONS IN MEDITERRANEAN CLIMATE CONDITION
Project no. 329 · Status: Kapanmış · 2015
Summary
In this study, the turf performances of mixtures of nine different cool season turfgrasses in the Mediterranean climate, including cultivars of Festuca arundinacea, Lolium perenne, Poa pratensis, Festuca rubra rubra, Festuca rubra commutata, Festuca rubra trichophylla, Festuca arundinacea and Festuca ovina have been investigated for four seasons between 2015 and 2016. For this purpose, eight different performance indicators; color, texture, cover rate, general outlook, weed invasion, green matter yield, dry matter content and dry matter yield have been evaluated. Randomized block design with four repetitions has been employed in this study using 1 m x 2 m parcels. Data obtained from the study have been analyzed using TARIST software. The findings have been checked by the Least Significant Difference LSD (5%) According to the findings of the study, based on eight performance criterion the best performance has been obtained from the mixtures of Festuca arundinacea (80 %) + Lolium perenne (10 %) + Poa pratensis (10 %) and Festuca arundinacea (70 %) + Lolium perenne (30 %). In conclusion, the mixtures that include Festuca arundinacea cultivars that show high performances in terms of turf quality and cover rate etc. are highly recommended in turf areas in the Mediterranean climate.