Table 3 Comparison of turf quality characteristics of Lowboy I M2 and wild-type perennial ryegrass after low mowing tolerance testing in 2013

From: Isolation of prostrate turfgrass mutants via screening of dwarf phenotype and characterization of a perennial ryegrass prostrate mutant

Genotype

Turf density (mean±s.e.)

Leaf texture (mean±s.e.)

Turf quality (mean±s.e.)

Wild type

5.40±0.31

5.01±0.14

6.17±0.17

Lowboy I

7.20±0.41*

6.90±0.16*

8.00±0.58*

  1. Each value represents the mean of three replicates. Turf density is a measure of the number of aerial shoots per unit area. Turf density rating: 1=less dense; 9=more dense. Leaf texture is a measure of the width of leaf blades. Fine textured turf grasses have narrow leaves. Leaf texture rating: 1=course texture; 9=fine texture. Turf quality is a composite score determined by the collective contribution of shoot density and leaf texture, smoothness and color. Turf quality rating: 1=poorest possible turf quality; 9=best possible turf quality, 5=minimum acceptable value for turf quality. Asterisks represent a significant difference from the wild-type samples according to Student’s t-test (P⩽0.05).
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