INTRO TO TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

INTRO TO TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
Different factors into a turfs quality - Answer-Density
Color
Uniformity
Smoothness
Texture
Rigidity
Elasticity
Resiliency

warm season grasses - Answer--Bermudagrass
- Zoysiagrass
- St. Augustinegrass
- Centipedegrass
- Seashore paspalum
- Buffalograss
- Carpetgrass
- Bahiagrass
- Kikuyugrass

two types of hybrids - Answer-Intraspecific: cross within same species
Interspecific: cross between different species

two types of zoysiagrass - Answer-Japanese lawngrass
manilagrass

cool season grasses - Answer--Tall fescue
- Fine-leaf fescues
- Perennial ryegrass
- Annual ryegrass
- Creeping bentgrass
- Kentucky bluegrass
- Annual bluegrass
- Roughstalk bluegrass
What is a turfgrass - Answer-A grass that can withstand high mowing and traffic and
grows in a monoculture.

Benefits of Turfgrasses - Answer--Absorption of pollutants
- Cooling effect
- Land reclamation
- Health
- Aesthetics