Stenotaphrum secundatum
Buffalograss
Kings Pride (protected by Australian Plant Breeder's Rights); GP22 (breeder's code).
A coarse-textured buffalo grass used for recreational (parks), commercial and domestic lawns. The fast growing variety is well suited for low usage, shady environments. Routine mowing is needed to keep the variety in check. Mower blades should also be sharpened regularly to prevent damage to leaf blade tips. Light scarification or grooming practices should be undertaken within the upper turf canopy only to remove excessive thatch and prevent stolons from “porpoising”. Dethatching practices muse be undertaken minimal and often because buffalo grass grows by stolons and does not produce underground rhizomes like most other warm-season turfgrasses. New selective herbicides are now available for the successful control of broadleaf weeds within buffalo turf species.
Based on the National Turfgrass Evaluation Trial results, Kings Pride Buffalo outperformed four of its main competitors in seven out of ten of the categories - low thatch, winter growth, root depth, low nitrogen requirements, winter colour, low seed head production and recovery (Duff et al., 2009).
Pests, disease and weeds
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