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IT'S NOT JUST GRASS!. PPT 5.03.01. Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website . In the true grass family Poaceae Definitely not a turf grass. Giant Bamboo. Pasture. Is a true grass Not a Turfgrass.
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IT'S NOT JUST GRASS! PPT 5.03.01 Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website
In the true grass family Poaceae Definitely not a turf grass Giant Bamboo PPT 5.03.01
Pasture • Is a true grass • Not a Turfgrass PPT 5.03.01
So What is a turfgrass? Turfgrass is a species or cultivar of grass, usually of spreading habit, which is maintained as a mowed turf. PPT 5.03.01 Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website
Turfgrass Uses • Utility - Highways I-26 curves towards Tennessee. Photo by Brian Reynolds PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses • Utility - Highways PPT 5.03.01 Photo Courtesy of Adam Prince
Turfgrass Uses • Utility – Airports Photo courtesy of SkySite Aerial Photography, Ltd.www.skysiteaerial.com Photo taken 06-Jun-2006 PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses • Home Lawns Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses • Home Lawns Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Athletic field - Kinston Indians Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website Athletic Field Athletic Field PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website Go Pack! PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website Athletic Field Athletic Field PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website Athletic Field - Washington Nationals PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website Athletic Field PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses • Golf Course – Greens, Fairways, Rough Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website PPT 5.03.01
Golf coursesPutting greens PPT 5.03.01 Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website
Golf coursesFairways and Rough Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website PPT 5.03.01
Turfgrass Uses • Cemeteries, Parks PPT 5.03.01 Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website
Cemeteries PPT 5.03.01 Picture by Casey Reynolds, Center for Turfgrass Environmental Research & Education (CENTERE’s) www.turffiles.ncsu.edu website