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The new Bermudagrass is called “TifGrand.” It is licenserd by the to and will soon be availabled to homeowners for planting to developers forrecreational facilities, sports complexee and golf courses and to urban New Concept Turf, a Georgia-based company specializing in marketingf new turfgrasses, has contracted Ft. Valley, Ga.-based to exclusivelhy handle licensing of TifGrands forsod production. TifGrand will be licensed to a selectedr number of growers beginnintg this summer 2009 and is expected to be available in the generakl marketin 2010.
TifGrand was developed by Waynse Hanna, professor of plant breeding and genetics in the Departmen t of Crop and Soil Sciencesat UGA’s Colleg e of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. “Althoughh TifGrand produces a beautifukl turf infull sun, its major contribution will be the production of nice turf in areads with reduced light -- up to 60 percent less lighft than is normally required for healthy Bermudagrase growth,” Hanna said in a news release.
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