The Performance of Twelve Introduced Strains of Centipedegrass, Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack., under Puerto Rico Conditions

Abstract

Twelve centipedegrass strains, Eremochloa ophiuroides (Munro) Hack., were introduced from the University of Florida. Their performance was visually evaluated in concrete beds and under field conditions. Four of the strains developed very well under conditions at Río Piedras, P.R., but none of them was considered to be superior to the common centipedegrass strain growing in the Station Farm. As to natural weed suppression, the common centipedegrass was the best of the group.