| Tifdwarf
Bermuda (a natural dwarf mutant of Tifgreen)
was officially released by the USDA and the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station
in April, 1965. It is a sterile triploid (2n = 27) like Tifgreen and has many
of the same characteristics. Tifdwarf has smaller and shorter
leaves, stems, and internodes and establishes slower than Tifgreen when sprigged
at same rate. Tifdwarf has a darker green color than Tifgreen and requires less
fertilizer to give a comparable degree of greenness. It also is more shade tolerate
than Tifgreen and has better herbicide tolerance. Tifdwarf will tolerate
closer mowing and provide a faster putting green than Tifgreen. Its softer leaves
and fewer seed heads also contribute to its superior putting qualities. When properly
managed. Tifdwarf greens are comparable to bentgrass greens. It's ability to make
a good turf under very close mowing has made Tifdwarf a very popular grass for
golf greens in the South. |