Turfgrass leaves grow from their base.

Turfgrass leaves grow from their base.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Not sure
• D. Sometimes

Answer: (A)

Leaves of turfgrass grow from the base where the crown sits, not from the tip. In grasses, new tissue is produced by meristematic tissue at the leaf base (the basal or intercalary meristem), so the blade lengthens upward from the bottom. The growing point is protected near or just below the soil surface at the crown, which is why mowing removes the visible leaf blades while the plant can regrow from that base. This arrangement explains why the statement is true: growth comes from the base, enabling quick recovery after mowing. Choosing that it’s not always or only sometimes would miss that consistent base-driven growth character of turfgrass.

Leaves of turfgrass grow from the base where the crown sits, not from the tip. In grasses, new tissue is produced by meristematic tissue at the leaf base (the basal or intercalary meristem), so the blade lengthens upward from the bottom. The growing point is protected near or just below the soil surface at the crown, which is why mowing removes the visible leaf blades while the plant can regrow from that base. This arrangement explains why the statement is true: growth comes from the base, enabling quick recovery after mowing. Choosing that it’s not always or only sometimes would miss that consistent base-driven growth character of turfgrass.