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¹ Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Ziraat Fakültesi, Tarla Bitkileri Bölümü, Hatay
² Mustafa Kemal Üniversitesi, Fen Bilimleri Enstitüsü, Tarla Bitkileri Anabilim Dalı, Hatay DOI : 10.21566/tarbitderg.282502 - This study was carried out to determine suitable cool season grass species and mixtures for deformed grasslands by using over-seeding method in Mediterranean Region between 2011 and 2012 at Mustafa Kemal University, Agricultural Faculty, Department of Field Crops. In this study, cover rate, grass color, leaf texture, grass density and quality was investigated. The highest cover rate (86.3%) values was obtained from pure perennial grass, the lowest (23.1%) was from blue grass. In terms of grass color, all treatments were greener (over 7.2 score) than control treatment which was yellow - green (4.4 score). Grass quality was more acceptable and higher (between 6.0 and 7.0 scores, respectively) than in control treatment (the lowest score of 3.5). Our results showed that cool season grass species such as perennial grass and tall fescue mixtures or their double or triple mixtures with creeping red fescue and Kentucky bluegrass species could be successfully used to recover deformed grasslands of Mediterranean Regions especially during winter seasons. Keywords : Turfgrass, mixtures rates, overseeding