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      The turfgrass in landscape and landscaping Translated title: O gramado na paisagem e no paisagismo

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          Abstract Turfgrasses have become an essential element in the world landscape, due to their aesthetic, environmental and agricultural values. Since prehistory, specifically in the age of dinosaurs, grass pollens have been reported by historians, as well as African tribes have used grass species around their villages for hunting and defending enemies. Medieval castles were surrounded with grass to better visualize the horizon of the fortress and the lookout of those who approached it. Over the years, seeds were disseminated to various parts of the world, and the lawn began to be reported in books on botany, and its use in gardens began to gain notoriety. Thus, grass species became part of the population’s daily life, from the Renaissance to the contemporary-modern period, and make up elements of the garden landscape (residential and private) cemeteries, parks, sports fields, roadside, and more recently, on green roofs. In Brazil, with the enhancement of landscaping and the arrival of several types of turfgrasses, the lawn has become a requirement in the construction of a garden. Currently in the Brazilian market, there are thirteen registered different species of turf, which have characteristics and particularities for their use in the constitution of the landscape and landscaping.

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          Resumo Os gramados se tornaram um elemento essencial na paisagem mundial, devido aos seus valores estéticos, ambientais e agrícolas. Desde a pré-história, especificamente na era dos dinossauros, pólens de gramíneas já foram relatados por historiadores, bem como tribos africanas já utilizavam espécies de gramas ao redor de suas aldeias para caça e defesa contra inimigos. Os castelos medievais eram cercados com grama para melhor visualizar o horizonte da fortaleza e vigia de quem se aproximava. Com o passar dos anos, sementes foram sendo disseminadas por várias partes do mundo, e o gramado começou a ser relatado em livros de botânica, e seu uso em jardins começou a ganhar notoriedade. Assim, espécies de gramas passaram a fazer parte do cotidiano da população, desde o período renascentista até o contemporâneo-moderno, e compõem elementos da paisagem de jardins (residenciais e privados), cemitérios, parques, campos esportivos, margens de rodovias e mais recentemente em telhados verdes. No Brasil, com a valorização do paisagismo e a chegada de várias espécies de gramas, o gramado se tornou um quesito na construção da paisagem. Atualmente, o mercado brasileiro conta com treze diferentes espécies de gramas registradas, que apresentam características e particularidades para seu uso na constituição da paisagem e do paisagismo.

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                Ornamental Horticulture
                Ornam. Hortic.
                Sociedade Brasileira de Floricultura e Plantas Ornamentais (Viçosa, MG, Brazil )
                2447-536X
                September 2020
                : 26
                : 3
                : 499-515
                Affiliations
                [2] Botucatu orgnameUniversidade Estadual Paulista orgdiv1Faculdade de Ciências Agronômicas orgdiv2Departamento de Ciência Florestal, Solos e Ambiente Brazil
                [1] Ilha Solteira orgnameUniversidade Estadual Paulista orgdiv1Faculdade de Engenharia de Ilha Solteira orgdiv2Departamento de Fitotecnia, Tecnologia de Alimentos e Sócio Economia Brazil
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                S2447-536X2020000300499 S2447-536X(20)02600300499
                10.1590/2447-536x.v26i3.2237
                74911b29-50bc-4ccc-bca5-047eaa165b50

                This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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                : 17 August 2020
                : 20 July 2020
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                turf,lawn history,lawn,landscaping composition,grass,tapete de grama,história do gramado,gramínea,grama,composição paisagística

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