Bulletin USAMV-CN, 63/2007

Abstract: Turf is defined after the Encyclopedic Dictionary (1996) as “the short and dense grass cultivated in parks, in green areas that is watered and mowed often to be maintained green”. In fact turf is more than grass – the texture, the aspect and the colour, also the practical value of the turf varies depending by the used species (Courtier 2002). The lawn is the main part of the garden for many amateurs because is a green carped that offers the perfect background for trees and ornamental plants. More than that, there is estimated that 60 m2 of turf is producing the oxygen necessary for one person per one day (Giuchici 2004)