Atributos desejáveis para gramados a serem cultivados sob condições brasileiras: uma proposta

Abstract

Turfgrass cultivation is a multi-purpose popular practice, associated with life quality of urban populations in consequence of its capability of providing safe, pleasant environments, suitable for recreational and sportive activities. Additionally, it plays relevant environmental functions. For these reasons, turfgrasses constitute an important segment of the agribusiness in many countries. In Brazil, the importance of this type of cultivation has increased in spite of the reduced number of available turfgrass cultivars. Research programs aiming the exploitation of his ample genetic diversity could promote Brazil to the forefront of this type of agriculture in the tropical world. In this work, we discussed and proposed degrees of relevance for different characteristics of grass plants destined for use as permanent ground coverage under a variety of Brazilian situations.

Development of Paspalum accession plugs for turfgrass establishment

“…The other accessions presented soil coverage rates below 59.82% (Table 3). According to Souza et al (2016), characteristics such as ground coverage, height and density, have a high degree of relevance for grasses used for turfgrass establishment, including ornamental use in domestic gardens and on green roofs.…”

“…The turfgrass industry is a millionaire sector in the world. In Brazil, this sector stands out for lawns are present in football and golf fields, gardens, road side, urban landscaping, industrial areas, and parks (Souza et al, 2016).…”

“…As an example of native grass, Castro et al (2015a) state that Paspalum notatum Flüggé, commonly known as Bahiagrass, is the most widely cultivated native species of the genus Paspalum L. In Brazil, the species is very popular for urban areas and it has been used for many different purposes such as recreational and ornamental lawns in tropical conditions, in industrial complexes and on road side (Castro et al, 2015a;Souza et al, 2016;Silva et al, 2018). P. notatum is a species that presents an extensive and deep root system which makes it tolerant to drought (Castro et al, 2015b).…”

“…For a better understanding of its ecology, growth dynamics and potential use, it is necessary to know the propagation method that allows understanding its development mechanism. The vegetative propagation of P. notatum is the most used method to stablish turfgrass areas with the advantage of maintaining the plant parental characteristic, planting uniformity, faster establishment and lower weed development (Souza et al, 2016).…”

Sanitary quality of seed of Paspalum species

“…In Brazil, a mixture of biotypes and ecotypes of Paspalum notatum var. notatum, known as "grama-batatais", is used in gardens, functional areas of airports, industrial parks and roads, demonstrating the potential of this native species for use as tropical turfgrasses (Souza et al, 2016;Souza et al, 2020).…”