CHAPTER 4 COOL SEASON GRASS
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Combination of self from cultivars of the SAME species (disease or stress things out
one cultivar, entire tuft won't be destroyed) - Answer-Blend
Combination of seed from different species, it guarantees the performance because its
highly unlikely that all species will succumb to same stress - Answer-Mixture
Out of place plant - Answer-Weed
Monostrand - Answer-One cultivar
Reel mower has ___ blade - Answer-veritcal
Poa annua - Answer-considered a weed and susceptible to cold weather injury
Most important and widely used northern turfgrass - Answer-Kentucky Blue
Kentucky Blue spreads by ____ - Answer-Strong rhizomes
KY blue has ____ drought tolerance - Answer-Good
Tiller - Answer-A stem that develops from the crown and grows upward within the
enclosing leaf sheath
Tillering - Answer-Production of tillers. Resulting in greater shoot density.
_____ exhibits increased shade tolerance to shaded condition in warmer conditions -
Answer-Kentucky Blue
_____'s stem is bumpy and feels rough to the touch - Answer-Rough Blue
Spreads by short stolons - Answer-Rough Blue
Can grow in wet, poorly drained soils - Answer-Rough Blue
____ is used for overseeing - Answer-Annual Rye
Creeping bent is ideal for putting greens because - Answer-closely mowed
Creeping bent has a low growth habit called - Answer-Prostrate
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Combination of self from cultivars of the SAME species (disease or stress things out
one cultivar, entire tuft won't be destroyed) - Answer-Blend
Combination of seed from different species, it guarantees the performance because its
highly unlikely that all species will succumb to same stress - Answer-Mixture
Out of place plant - Answer-Weed
Monostrand - Answer-One cultivar
Reel mower has ___ blade - Answer-veritcal
Poa annua - Answer-considered a weed and susceptible to cold weather injury
Most important and widely used northern turfgrass - Answer-Kentucky Blue
Kentucky Blue spreads by ____ - Answer-Strong rhizomes
KY blue has ____ drought tolerance - Answer-Good
Tiller - Answer-A stem that develops from the crown and grows upward within the
enclosing leaf sheath
Tillering - Answer-Production of tillers. Resulting in greater shoot density.
_____ exhibits increased shade tolerance to shaded condition in warmer conditions -
Answer-Kentucky Blue
_____'s stem is bumpy and feels rough to the touch - Answer-Rough Blue
Spreads by short stolons - Answer-Rough Blue
Can grow in wet, poorly drained soils - Answer-Rough Blue
____ is used for overseeing - Answer-Annual Rye
Creeping bent is ideal for putting greens because - Answer-closely mowed
Creeping bent has a low growth habit called - Answer-Prostrate
