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.

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