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Bluegrass’ grassroots empire

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Probably 90% of Kentucky bluegrass seed harvested for lawns comes from “wild” plants of polyglot origin. Per haps one virtue of seed from several “wild” sources is that in every seed mixture there are seeds adaptable for most environmental requirements.

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  1. Better Lawn and Turf Institute Marysville, Ohio

    Robert W. Schery (Director)

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Schery, R.W. Bluegrass’ grassroots empire. Econ Bot 13, 75–84 (1959). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02860127

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