Field and laboratory evaluation of bermudagrass germplasm for cold hardiness and freezing tolerance

JC Dunne, TD Tuong, DP Livingston… - Crop …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Bermudagrass [Cynodon spp.(L.) Rich.] is a high‐quality, durable turfgrass with excellent
heat and drought tolerance. However, its lack of freezing tolerance limits its use in the …

Genetic and QTL mapping in African bermudagrass

S Yu, T Fang, H Dong, L Yan, DL Martin… - The Plant …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt‐Davy is frequently used to cross with C. dactylon
Pers. in the creation of F1 hybrid cultivars that are some of the most widely used in the …

Warm‐season turfgrass species genotype‐by‐environment interaction for turfgrass quality under drought

B Tome Gouveia, A Chandra… - Journal of Agronomy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
One of the biggest challenges the turfgrass industry is currently facing is limitations of
available water for irrigation of turfgrass areas. Efforts on breeding for drought resistance …

Genotype‐by‐environment interaction for turfgrass quality in bermudagrass across the southeastern United States

BT Gouveia, EF Rios, JAR Nunes, SA Gezan… - Crop …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Estimation of genotype‐by‐environment interaction (GEI) is important in breeding programs
because it provides critical information to guide selection decisions. In general …

Enhancing drought resistance in warm‐season turfgrasses: Fourteen years of progress through a multistate collaborative project across the southern United States

BT Gouveia, KE Kenworthy, A Chandra… - Crop …, 2025 - Wiley Online Library
In turfgrass breeding, drought resistance is a primary trait for improvement due to scarcity
and reduced quality of water for irrigation. Therefore, in 2010, the turfgrass breeding …

Multispecies genotype× environment interaction for turfgrass quality in five turfgrass breeding programs in the southeastern United States

BT Gouveia, EF Rios, JAR Nunes, SA Gezan… - Crop …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In breeding programs, superior parental genotypes are used in crosses to generate novel
genetic variability for new selection cycles. Genotypes are usually more adapted to …

Genetic variability and QTL mapping of morphological traits and inflorescence prolificacy in African bermudagrass

S Yu, CH Fontanier, L Yan, DL Martin, JQ Moss… - Crop …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract African bermudagrass (Cynodon transvaalensis Burtt‐Davy)(2n= 2x= 18) has
unique morphological characteristics such as finer leaf blades and shorter internodes that …

Utilization of'TifGrand'bermudagrass for sports turf: wear tolerance, shade response, and quality improvement

PCF Aldahir - 2015 - search.proquest.com
Abstract 'TifGrand'is a relatively new, reportedly wear-, shade-, and drought-tolerant
bermudagrass cultivar. TifGrand is similar to other bermudagrasses such as 'Tifway'and …

Response of goosegrass, smooth crabgrass, and newly sprigged hybrid bermudagrass to postemergence herbicides

N Godara, D Koo, H Wright-Smith, SD Askew - Weed Technology, 2024 - cambridge.org
Postemergence (POST) herbicides that control troublesome weeds during hybrid
bermudagrass establishment via sprigs are limited due to potential turfgrass phytotoxicity …

Directional Breeding Generates Distinct Genetic Diversity in Hybrid Turf Bermudagrass as Probed with Simple Sequence Repeat Markers

D Serba, T Fang, Y Wu - HortScience, 2024 - journals.ashs.org
Bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) is a drought-resistant warm-season turfgrass adapted to the
southern and transitional zones in the United States. Multiple hybrid cultivars have been …