Criteria for the selection of Species and Varieties
Stress Resistance Indicator
TRAFFIC | DROUGHT | HEAT | DISEASES | SALINITY | SHADE | EXCESS OF HUMIDITY |
MOWING | SOIL ACIDITY |
NEED FOR FERTILIZER (1) |
ROOTING SPEED (2) |
LEAVE THICKNESS (3) |
PLANTING RATE (4) |
|
Colonial bentgrass | 8 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 15 gr. |
Acreeping bentgrass | 7 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 10 gr. |
Bermudagrass | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 15 gr. |
Dichondra repens | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | – | 20 gr. |
Red fescue | 6 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 30 gr. |
Tall fescue | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 40 gr. |
Perennial ryegrass | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 5 gr. |
Kikuyu | 5 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 25 gr. |
Kentucky bluegrass | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 45 gr. |
Scale from 1 to 9; 1 being the most resistant. There may be important differences between varieties of a same species. |
(1) Need for fertilizer: 1 being the one that needs it the most. (2) The sowing date is essential for some species. (3) 1 being the thinnest leaf. (4) Planting rate: grams per m2. |
HEAT TOLERANCE | |
Zoysia Bermudagrass Kikuyu Buffalograss Centipedegrass St. Augustine grass |
EXCELLENT |
Red fescue trichophylla | GOOD |
Creeping bentgrass Colonial bentgrass Kentucky bluegrass |
MEDIUM |
Red fescue Annual bluegrass |
FAIR |
Annual ryegrass Rough bluegrass |
POOR |
DROUGHT TOLERANT | |
Zoysia Bermudagrass Kikuyu |
EXCELENT |
Sheep fescue Tall fescue Red fescue |
GOOD |
Kentucky bluegrass Canada bluegrass |
MEDIUM |
Perennial ryegrass | FAIR |
Annual ryegrass Creeping bentgrass Rough bluegrass |
POOR |
TOLERANCE TO SALINITY | |
Kikuyu Paspalum vaginatum |
EXCELLENT |
Bermudagrass Zoysia St. Augustine grass |
VERY GOOD |
Creeping bentgrass | GOOD |
Red fescue Perennial ryegrass |
FAIR |
Kentucky bluegrass Annual bluegrass Colonial bentgrass Red fescue |
POOR |
RECOVERY POTENTIAL | |
Kikuyu | EXCELLENT |
Bermudagrass Kentucky bluegrass Creeping bentgrass Zoysia |
GOOD |
Red fescue Colonial bentgrass |
INTERMEDIATE |
Tall fescue | POOR |
Perennial ryegrass | VERY POOR |