Turfs and Turfgrasses in Brazil

Abstract

The turf has always been and it is present in our lives. Many people have a lawn in their home, in front or at the bottom of the property, valuing the house, providing oxygen, cooling the environment, bringing more comfort to everyone. If there is no lawn in the house, going to work, there is a lawn, even if badly treated, it is there doing its job, which in addition to aesthetics, reduces dust and other particles carried by air, and helps in infiltration rainwater to replenish underground reserves. On the highway, turfgrass surrounds us, on the slopes or in the center, reduces noise pollution, caused by vehicles, and makes the view more pleasant, in addition to preventing landslides, which could be caused by rain. When you get at work, you noticed that the lawn, in front of the office, was cut and that beautiful birds look for materials for their nest or the food of the day. Upon returning to your home, you pass through the square, which has a lawn, where children play with their pets, young people exercise, while other people relax. At home, when you turn on the TV, you look at the beautiful soccer pitch, where your team will play, with even surface, without puddles of water and, without realizing it, you will be looking at, for at least 90 minutes, for a turfgrass. For the study of turfs, it is usually divided into categories, according to the function and level of maintenance of the turfgrass. The first category is that of sod production. The turf grower is dedicated every day, for a year, irrigating, fertilizing, and maintenance, with cuts, the ideal height of the turf, controlling weeds, pests, and diseases, until the moment of the sod harvest. The sod harvest is carried out with machines, often adapted by the turf grower himself, and the sod takes a thin layer of, approximately, 0.5 cm of soil per harvest (per year), which represents a much smaller loss of soil than that caused by erosion. The turfgrass, for one year, are capable of sequestering from the atmosphere, on average, one ton of carbon per hectare (Qian and Follet, 2002), contributing to the environment. In Brazil, the area of sod production occupies around 25,000 hectares. The second category includes ornamental and recreational lawns, used in homes, condominiums,

Biostimulants in the Production of Forage Grasses and Turfgrasses

“…Turfgrasses control soil erosion, improve soil quality, purify water, reduce noise and mitigate air pollution. In hot regions, well-kept turfs can decrease atmospheric temperature by sequestering carbon [117][118][119].…”

The turfgrass in landscape and landscaping

“…Currently in the Brazilian, 13 types of turfgrass have been using for different areas (Godoy et al, 2020), with specific purpose, mainly for landscaping, as shown in Table 1. Among the species in Table 1, the Carpet grass, Seashore and Bahia grass are native to Brazil (Godoy et al, 2012;Souza et al, 2020a).…”