The epic turf game: battling drought at all levels
Perhaps it seems obvious, but a grass plant grows from the base. Where other plants or trees form new shoots at the top of the plant, grasses develop new shoots very close to the roots. It suggests that roots play an important and unique role for grasses.
It is also a mechanism that helps the grass survive several kinds of stress
With climate change we are facing two types of stress that will have detrimental impacts on plant growth: Drought- and heat stress
In combination and alone these two factors can over time lay waste feeding paddocks, park lawns, fairways, sport pitches etc.
The situation calls upon special skill sets to survive.
Through our investigations we have observed that each grass species has its own set of survival mechanisms.
Read more about the survival mechanisms in the full article here