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The Rooting Response of Seven Tropical Turf- Grasses to Decreasing Seasonal Soil Moisture

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Abstract

On established lawns of Axonopus affinis, chase, (carpet grass) Paspalum notatum Flugges (pensicola bahia grass and Argentine bahia grass), Cynodon dacytylon Pers. (Common bermuda grass and guyman bermuda grass), Chrysopogan aciculatus Trin. and Zoysia spp., soil moisture root number, root dry weight and color were determined at four soil depths from September 1987 to March 1988 at weekly intervals.