The grass does, however, have roots in East Africa, which explains the name. Officially Pennisetum clandestinum, Kikuyu grass—which is actually an invasive species, categorized in some places as a ...

SAN DIEGOSAN DIEGO — Take a bale of spinach, soak it in water, mix in some cabbage bits. Throw in some alfalfa stems and wispy wheat tops. Oh, and a catcher’s mitt. Now drop a golf ball down to the ...

A last-minute rescue of seedlings from a dumpster has led to the development of a disease-resistant commercial grass variety, set to be exported around the world. Kikuyu grass is prone to fungal ...