Adaptability evaluation of 57 cool season turfgrass varieties in Beijing region

The density, texture, colour, persistence, coverage, disease resistance, heat hardiness and recuperative potential of 57 cool season turfgrass varieties of Festuca arundinacea, F. aubra, F. Ovina var. durivscula, Poa pratensis and Lolium perenne were measured and their performance and ecological adaptability in Beijing region were evaluated as well. The result showed that the ecological adaptability of L. perenne was the best, F. arundinacea ranked the second, F. aubra and F. ovina var. durivscula was the last. The performance and the ecological adaptability of Protegeglr and Laquinta from L. perenne was the best, Qiudao was the last; while for F. arundinacea, Rhamldersrp, Traversersrp and Hanma were the best and Hongbaoshi was the poorest, and Qiushiyangmao from F. aubra and Ecostar from F. ovina var. durivscula ranked the first. For P. pratensis, Rush was the first and Camask was the last. It could be concluded that L. perenne was proper for preseeding and overseeding, F. arundinacea for playfield and P. pratensis for park lawn.