Growth Responses of Bermudagrass to Various Levels of Nutrients in the Culture Medium

Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon L.), a common warm-season turf species, grows worldwide in a wide range of climates, soils, and environmental conditions. The grass can be manipulated to produce dwarf varieties that require less mowing and can tolerate more stress-(i.e., salinity and drought) tolerant cultivars that require less maintenance (i.e., fertigation, fertilization, and irrigation) and can grow in poor soil conditions. These characteristics can be signifi cantly benefi cial for turfgrass growth in arid and semiarid regions where the soils are usually saline/sodic and water for irrigation and other agricultural uses is limited.