Turfgrass Species and Variety

Guidelines for NYS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThis ebook was made possible through a NYS IPM grants program Community IPM award. It represents an update of Cornell Cooperative Extension publication 141IB247: 2001-2003 Turfgrass Species and Variety Guidelines for New York State.

Unless otherwise credited, photos were provided by Mary C. Thurn, Research Support Specialist and Frank S. Rossi, Ph.D., Associate Professor, School of Integrated Plant Sciences, Horticulture section, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Cornell University.

Thanks to Kevin Morris, Executive Director of the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP), for providing turfgrass quality data analyses for the northeast region.

The information is presented with the understanding that no product discrimination is intended and no endorsement of any product mentioned or criticism of unnamed products is implied.

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