Scientific Name: Cynodon dactylon

Family: Poaceae

Origin: Southeastern Africa

Tribe: Chlorideae

Longevity: Perennial

Season: Warm Origin:

Introduced Height: 10 -50 cm

Major Uses: Pasture, Hay.

Seasonal Production: May-October. Half of the entire permanent pasture acreage in Mississippi is devoted to growing bermudagrass, alone or in combination with dallisgrass, Tall fescue, or legumes.

Soil Adaptation: Best adapted on sandy soils. Bermudagrass is one of the extremely drought-Tolerant.

Distribution: Bermudagrass is a plants that is grown as a turfgrass or as forage for livestock, but it also can be an invasive weed. It was introduced from Southeastern Africa in 1751 and is widely spread throughout the southwest and

 Fertilization: Highly responsive to nitrogen. Potassium is important for survival and production.

Seasonal growth curve: In this figure we find that Bermudagrass bridges a gap in productivity of cool-season pastures.

Weed problem: Weeds are easier to control in bermudagrass than in other summer grass.

Pests: Fall armyworm and spittlebug. Leafspot may occur, especially when soil potassium levels are low.

• Paraquat at 0.25 Ib/A: Add 1.0 qt OF NONIONIC SURFACTANT PER 100 Gal of spray solution. Most be applied prior to seed head emergence for satisfactory control of little barley.
• 2, 4-D amine can be used to control broadleaf weeds.

• Coastal is a hybrid that has been around for a long time and is used on a large acreage in Mississippi.
• Alicia bermudagrass has been used in Mississippi for several years, and because of its aggressive growth rate when planted, the acreage has significantly increased, possibly exceeding Coastal bermudagrass.
• Callie bermudagrass is a large, fast-growing bermudagrass evaluated extensively in Mississippi.
• Tifton 44 is a more winter-hardy variety released by Dr. Glenn Burton from the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station, Tifton, GA. Information Sheet 1086, Tifton 44 Bermudagrass, is available from your county Extension agent and gives production information on this grass.

• Tifton 78.
• Tifton 85.

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