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University of Georgia and Pure Seed resolve turfgrass name duplication
The tricky business of naming turfgrass varieties caused University of Georgia researchers to accidentally double up names with an existing strain. December 30, 2024 | GCM Staff It’s not every day that a product’s name is changed once it’s released. But a special...
University of Georgia and Pure Seed resolve seashore paspalum naming issue
By Rob DiFranco| December 23, 2024 The University of Georgia (UGA) recently changed the name for a variety of vegetative seashore paspalum turfgrass, now called SeaScape. When the variety was announced in January 2023, the grass had a different name: SeaBreeze. The...
Latest Georgia paspalum undergoes unexpected name change
It was William Shakespeare who, in the 1590s, wrote the words: "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." According to the fathers of Romeo and Juliet, a name means a great deal. A name also means much in the turfgrass world,...
University of Georgia’s Team UGA Launches Seashore Paspalum Website
Team UGA ® at the University of Georgia today launched GAPaspalum.com, a new website dedicated to seashore paspalum turfgrass. Originally created in 2016 to serve as a resource on the proper use, maintenance, and research of this highly salt-tolerant family of...