Buffalo Grass Field Data Part 1: Scoring and Data Analysis Glossary

A plant variety that has been produced in cultivation by selective breeding.

Plants that are either male or female of the same species. (similar to animals)

National Turf grass Evaluation Program

A plant that lives for 3 or more years.

Crop plants within a species that have the same genetic composition. Because plants in a variety are usually heterozygous, their offspring will not remain genetically pure (i.e., corn hybrid varieties).