Abstract
Deschampsia caespitosa is known to be a common weed grass on Polish pastures. The possibility for using this grass species for shade lawn has not been considered until now. While looking for shade-resistant breeding material, an ecotype of D. caespitosa was found growing on paths in the forest. Under prebreeding tests in shade conditions, we compared this ecotype to other common lawn varieties in species — Festuca rubra, Lolium perenne, Festuca arundinacea, Agrostis tenuis, Poa pratensis, Festuca ovina, Festuca heterophylla, Poa nemoralis. The lawn utilization tests were made by the split plot method over three years in a park at Radzikow (central Poland). The seed sowing density was 20g/m2. The grass was mowed 8 to 12 times per year. The following characters were tested: installation, general aspect, slow growth, sward density, colour, disease resistance and other. Data was collected from early spring to winter.
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