To state the obvious, turfgrasses are grown for their leaves. To be sure, new leaf growth is mowed regularly and discarded or left to rot, but still the valued part of a turfgrass plant is its dense, green leaves. Leaves provide the surface where golfing putts are sunk. Turfgrasses are evaluated for many characteristics but leaf color, texture and density are of primary importance. In this series of Turf-Grass Trends articles, we have discussed the turfgrass crown (Hull, 2000) and roots (Hull, 2000a& b), so today we will get to the bottom line and consider the biology of turfgrass leaves.
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