Common Name: Bahiagrass
Family Name: Poacea
Scientific Name: Paspalum notatum
Origin: Agentina, Brazil, Uraguay and Paraguay
Description: Perennial, Warm Season Grass
Growth Habit: grows tweleve to twenty inches tall
Planting Date & Rate: plant in March or April; seeding around 20 lbs of seed per acre
Soil Type: sandy soil
Problem Weeds: broadleaf weeds
Herbicides: Ally and Roundup Ultra
Growth Curve: April to October
Bahiagrass is best used for pasture, close grazing is desirable. It is also used for hay and erosion control. It is mainly used for beef cattle production, but can be used for equine grazing as well. Bahiagrass is an all-purpose grass that has less diseaes and insect problems than most of the other warm season grasses. It is grown over one million acres in Mississippi. Most of this acreage is in central and south Mississippi. The three most popular varieties of Bahiagrass are Pensacola, Argentine, and Tifton 9. |
