Tuesday, September 7, 2010

What's the Big deal? - Seed History: Tifton 9

This week we're gonna be talking about a grass that has grown very popular. The famous Tifton 9 Bahia Grass Seed. What most people don't know, is that Tifton is a form of Pensacola Bahia Grass Seed, that was originally bred in Tifton, GA by the USDA-ARS and the University of Georgia Coastal Plain Experiment Station. Tifton 9 is also well adapted wherever Pensacola Bahia Grass Seed is grown. Tifton 9 yields more forage than Pensacola Bahia Grass Seed from the same inputs. It's greater seedling vigor is actually able to facilitate quick establishment and permit the development of sod based rotations, or at least that's what most farmers say. That's this week's "Big deal", thanks for reading!

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