Welcome to Turfgrasses for the Midwest

This website is designed to provide basic information about the turfgrasses routinely planted in the Midwest to professional turfgrass managers, turf students, and homeowners. It will assist you when selecting turfgrasses for your planting and also provide you with useful turfgrass identification information. Throughout the site, you'll find helpful illustrations and range maps, many of which are linked to technical terms spread throughout the site.

This website is a joint project of the NCR-192 working group and was designed as a service to residents of the north central region of the U.S.. Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture, the NCR-192 group is comprised of turf researchers, instructors, extension specialists, and graduate students from the University of Illinois, Iowa State University, Kansas State University, Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, the University of Missouri, the University of Nebraska, North Dakota State University, Purdue University, South Dakota State University, Southern Illinois University, and the University of Wisconsin. For further information about the NCR-192 group, click below on the image.

Tom Voigt and Luke Cella, the primary authors of this site, and Floyd Giles, its illustrator, are housed at the University of Illinois. Many other members of the NCR-192 working group contributed information and support. Jim Baird, Nick Christens, Ken Diesburg, John Dunn, Zac Reicher, Terry Riordan, Trey Rogers, Clark Throssell, and Dan Weisenberger deserve special mention for their participation.

Should you have any questions, comments, suggestions, or criticisms about the contents or design of this site, contact Tom Voigt or Luke Cella.

Thanks for visiting this site; we hope it answers your turf selection and identification questions.

Tom Voigt and Luke Cella June, 2000