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Bermudagrass for Florida Lawns

, , Marco Schiavon, andJ. Bryan Unruh
Other Contacts: A. Lindsey

Release Date: 10/28/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

Bermudagrasses are among the most widely used warm-season grasses. Improved, fine-textured bermudagrasses are used throughout the South on golf courses, athletic fields, and in high-profile residential and commercial landscapes where a fine-textured, dense ground cover is desired. This publication reviews current cultivars available in Florida and best management practices for maintaining bermudagrass lawns in Florida. Minor revision by L. Trenholm, M. Schiavon, J.B. Unruh, and T. Shaddox; 5 pp.

About this Publication

This document is ENH19, one of a series of the Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date May 1991. Revised August 2021 and July 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication.

Authors

Laurie E. Trenholm
Laurie E. Trenholm

retired professor, UF/IFAS Department of Environmental Horticulture

Travis Shaddox
Travis Shaddox

former assistant professor of turfgrass, Department of Environmental Horticulture, UF/IFAS Ft. Lauderdale Research and Education Center

Marco Schiavon
Marco Schiavon
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University of Florida

assistant professor, turf & sod, Department of Agronomy, UF/IFAS Fort Lauderdale Research and Education Center, Davie, FL

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J. Bryan Unruh
J. Bryan Unruh
Specialist
University of Florida

professor and associate center director, UF/IFAS West Florida Research and Education Center, Jay, FL

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Contacts

A. Lindsey
A. Lindsey
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Specialist
University of Florida

assistant professor, urban turfgrass management, UF/IFAS Department of Agronomy

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