![]() ![]() Hay yields and digesti-bility are considerably better than Coastal, Tifton 44 and Tifton 78 hybrid bermudagrass. Its large rhizomes and stolons spread rapidly and, under good growing conditions, may grow 2 to 3 inches a day. It has larger stems and broader leaves than most other bermudagrasses. Tifton 85 was released in 1992 as a highly digestible hybrid cross of Tifton 68 and an introduction from South Africa. It has excep-tional yield and produces high quality grazing and hay. Tifton 85 bermudagrass is the latest release from the USDA program in Tifton. It is not as cold tolerant as Tifton 44 and may winter-kill in the mountains.Ĭoastal produces high yields of good quality forage when properly fertilized and managed but, like the other hybrid bermudagrasses, Coastal produces few viable seeds and must be estab-lished from vegetative planting material. In Georgia, Coastal is best adapted to the Coastal Plain and lower Piedmont areas. Coastal, an F 1 hybrid of Tift common bermuda and a bermudagrass introduced from Asia, was released more than 55 years ago and has been established for hay and grazing on approximately 15 million acres in the southern United States. VarietiesĬoastal bermudagrass was the first hybrid forage bermudagrass developed for use in southern forage programs. His releases include Coastal, Midland, Coastcross I, Tifton 44, Tifton 78 and Tifton 85. Glenn Burton, principal geneticist at the Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, released several hybrid bermudagrasses for use in the south. Significant advancements have improved berudagrass yields and forage quality. The best variety to use depends on your location in the state and the intended use. Several varieties of bermudagrass are used in Georgia, ranging from Common bermudagrass to the high-yielding, good quality hybrid bermudagrasses. It is a high-yielding grass: 5 to 7 tons of hay per acre can be produced with good management when there's ample moisture. Bermudagrass is productive from spring until fall and is well-suited for grazing or hay production. Murphy, Extension Agronomistsīermudagrass ( Cynodon spp.) Is an important warm-season, perennial, sod-forming forage grass in Georgia and throughout the southeast. ![]() Hancock, Glen Harris and Patrick McCullough, Department of Crop and Soil Sciences ![]()
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