HORTICULTURE

HORTICULTURE SCIENCE

FUNDAMENTALS OF HORTICULTURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which grass is used on golf greens and requires fans to keep the greens cool?
A
tall fescue
B
bentgrass
C
St. Augustine
D
Bahia
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Creeping bentgrass is a cool-season turfgrass that is best adapted for growth when air temperatures are between 60-75 degrees Fahrenheit. Creeping bentgrass has been used on golf course putting greens for many decades in climates of marginal adaptation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) is the most widely used cool-season grass on golf course putting greens. It is a fine-textured species that can tolerate close mowing heights and spreads by stolons.

Detailed explanation-3: -What Is Bentgrass? Bentgrass, also known as Creeping Bentgrass, is a perennial, cool-season grass that grows rapidly in cool and wet conditions. You’ll see it often on golf course greens because it tolerates very low mowing. In the Spring it spreads quickly and crowds out other grasses.

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