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Bermudagrass, which won’t dry up or die off without a fight may make it a prime candidate to thrive in a world with rising temperatures, water shortages and expanding populations.
Furthermore, researchers at Oklahoma State University are saying that they have evidence that the southern, hot-season grass is creeping its way northward.
“We predict that Bermuda grass will grow farther north in the future as the world becomes warmer,?EUR??,,????'?????<? said Dr. Yanqi Wu, an assistant professor and grass breeder in the Plant and Soil Sciences Department at OSU, which has become a national leader in Bermuda grass research.
”(Scarcity of) water is an international, worldwide limiting factor for human beings. We fully realize that drought-tolerant turfgrass will be very important to this nation and to the world,?EUR??,,????'?????<? Wu said.
Much of the interest in Bermuda has come from professional sports teams, which “spend their money like water?EUR??,,????'?????<? to choose the toughest grass, said Dr. Dennis Martin, who manages OSU’s turfgrass research. The Philadelphia Eagles, Indianapolis Colts and Washington Redskins all use Bermuda grasses bred in Stillwater, Martin said. High school athletic fields north of the usual Bermuda-growing zones are installing the grasses, too, he said.
Source: NewsOK.com.
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