QUIZ 2 BASIC TURFGRASS MANAGEMENT

Select grass that categorizes as a warm season turfgrass.

• Cynodon dactylon.

• Festuca rubra.

• Poa pratensis.

• Lolium perenne.

Select the characteristic of Cynodon dactylon.

• Tolerance to shade.

• Slow growing.

• Slowly recover from damage.

• Fast growing.

Recognize the characteristics of Zoysia grass.

• Very coarse leaf texture.

• Has both rhizomes and stolons.

• Not tolerance to shade.

• Fast growth.

Identify the correct Zoysia matrella.

• Taiwan grass.

• Philippine grass.

• Korea grass.

• Coarse leaf texture.

Identify the common name of Axonopus compressus.

• Carpet grass.

• Cow grass.

• Axonopus grass.

• Common grass.

Differentiate cow grass and carpet grass

• Cowgrass hairy at collar leaf,carpet grass narrower leaf.

• Cow grass coarse leaf texture carpet grass fine texture.

• Cow grass fast growth carpet grass slow growth.

• Cow grass tolerance to drought carpet grass intolerance.

Select the scientific name of St. Augustine grass.

• Axonopus compressus.

• Digitaria didactyla.

• Stenotaphrum secundatum.

• Zoysia japonica.

Identify the correct characteristic of St. Augustine grass.

• Very coarse leaf texture.

• Spread by stolons and rhizomes.

• Slow growing.

• Attractive green colour.

Identify the correct St. Augustine grass.

• Low maintenance.

• Produce a uniform lawn.

• Use in a green golf area.

• Commonly used in rough on golf courses.

Select the same characteristic of Bermuda and Zoysia grass.

• Has both rhizomes and stolons.

• Fast growing.

• Slow growing.

• Fast recover from damage.