When the terms annual and perennial appear, many people tend to think of flowers. But any type of plant can have those designations, including the grass that makes up your yard. Understanding the ...

Anyone living somewhere with a cool and mild climate such as the Pacific Northwest probably knows the beauty of a lush green perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) lawn. Homeowners love this grass ...

The goal of plant breeding is to effectively and efficiently select for the best phenotypes leading to the development of improved cultivars. The objectives for this review are to describe and ...

October may not be the ideal month for grass germination, but it's not too late to usually get new grass seed up and growing before winter.

Whole-genome sequences established for model and major crop species constitute a key resource for advanced genomic research. For outbreeding forage and turf grass species like ryegrasses (Lolium spp.) ...

The best time of the year for renovating your lawn is in August and September. It has been a very hot summer and some grassy areas are thin and sparse, while others may be weedy. Our lawns are a ...

Weather trends toward drought have Texas cattle producers considering their options as cool-season forage planting gets ...

In this 2007 photo from The Times-Picayune archive, longtime season ticket holder Edgar Cretin, 80, of Covington trims the giant fleur de lis in his front yard that he planted from winter rye grass ...

HARRISBURG -- In Oregon's rye-grass country, this is a beautiful time to go home again. The spring grass carpeting the floor of the Willamette Valley is emerald green. The farm where I lived and ...