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007XL (MGH) creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera) is a member of the Super Bents™ with superior qualities for use on greens, tees, and fairways. 007XL produces a uniformly dense turf with a bright, mediumgreen leaf color. 007XL has excellent traffic tolerance and the ability to maintain a tight turf surface under an extremely low mowing height of cut, but also has shown excellent fairway performance. In addition, 007XL will not turn purple during the cool weather months and has excellent cool weather active growth. 007XL has excellent disease resistance to Dollar Spot, Brown Patch, Anthracnose, and Pink and Gray Snow Mold. After establishment, 007XL will not produce an overly thatchy and spongy turf, but it does respond well to traditional aerification and grooming practices. 007XL will not produce a turf that becomes "puffy" and "scalpy."

Seed Research of Oregon

KingdomTM creeping bentgrass is a new generation bentgrass with aggressive lateral growth and less top growth, allowing it to spread without growing tall. Kingdom continues the tradition of T-1 as a high quality, yet lower maintenance bentgrass that performs beautifully whether planted on moderate-budget or high-end golf courses. Developed over a period of more than ten years, Kingdom’s parentage includes selections of T-1 creeping bentgrass combined with germplasm collections from historic golf course putting greens throughout the United States. The breeding lines used to create Kingdom were screened using Jacklin’s “spot plot” Poa annua putting green for aggressiveness against Poa. Kingdom combines the world-renowned color of T-1 with great drought and traffic tolerance. It thrives across the cool, temperate regions of the world, and it is adapted well into the transition zone between warm- and cool-season areas.

Barenbrug USA Lawnifi® Bermudagrass Seed:

Lawnifi Bermudagrass is an elite seeded bermudagrass that offers exceptional turf quality and density. Lawnifi Bermudagrass’s adaptability allows it to grow into the transition zone as well as in warm, humid climates with improved heat tolerance and drought tolerance. One of Lawnifi Bermudagrass’s key features includes its salt tolerance, which makes it an excellent choice for projects using effluent water or in areas under water restrictions. Lawnifi Bermudagrass seed is coated with Lawnifi fertilizer to promote faster and more successful establishment.

Sod Solutions - Lawnifi® Seed Program

BlueMagic America type bluegrass: Looking for an America type bluegrass with color similar to Midnight and resistance against the many diseases that have plagued Midnight type varieties? Look no further than BlueMagic. TMI is pleased to offer this breakthrough variety that has been selected for some amazing attributes. Most noticeable is the color of BlueMagic which is a dark green, very similar to that of Midnight. BlueMagic retains that color during the winter better than other Midnight type varieties and has noticeable earlier spring green up. Medium leaf textured, this variety provides a very uniform turf with excellent resistance to crown rust, summer patch, dollar spot, melting out, and stem rust diseases. Wear and tear? BlueMagic has rated highly in the traffic tolerance department as well. You have shade? BlueMagic again has been rated as one of your best choices. In fact, the ground cover ratings for all seasons have proven to be excellent. Request BlueMagic to enhance your Kentucky Bluegrass blends. Limited pounds available this first year of 2021 harvest.

Turf Merchants, Inc. (TMI)

Solar Texas “Hybrid” Bluegrass:

• Extreme drought tolerance • Survives in heat up to 104 degrees F • Beautiful dark green color • Plant straight or with Black Beauty Tall Fescue • Superior disease resistance • Grow sod without netting

Jonathan Green

Zip Kentucky Bluegrass has quick establishment, excellent seedling vigor, and dark green color. It has superior long term turf persistence. Zip is ideal for home lawns and commercial properties.

Columbia River Seed

Lawnifi® SanteeTM Centipede Seed:

Lawnifi Santee Centipede is now offered as a seeded variety. Its massive root system allows it to recover from damage quickly by rapidly covering the ground. The roots encourage better water and nutrient uptake from the soil making it an excellent grass selection for drought conditions. Santee Centipede Seed is a great way to fill in bare spots or to start a new centipede lawn. Santee Centipede seed grows in faster than Common Centipede and features a good fall color retention and spring green-up. Santee is an improved, more robust centipede.

Sod Solutions - Lawnifi® Seed Program Leeward (DLFPS-FRC/3057)

Chewings Fescue (Festuca rubra ssp. commutate) has high overall turf quality and especially high marks for disease resistance. It performs well in traffic, heat, and shade. Leeward has superior performance at all mowing heights from fairways to no mow. With high levels of naturally occurring endophyte, Leeward will repel surface feeding insects, thereby reducing stress and vulnerability to disease. Leeward is designed to be used in mixtures, typically with other fine fescues, perennial ryegrass, and Kentucky bluegrass. It has a rich green color that blends well, and it adds increased disease resistance and wear tolerance to the mix.

DLF Pickseed Lawnifi® Paspalum Seed:

Lawnifi Paspalum is the newest and best seeded seashore paspalum on the market. Featuring Lawnifi fertilizer coated seed, Lawnifi Paspalum is faster to establish. Lawnifi Paspalum’s breeding objectives include a tighter density, better disease resistance, and improved spring green-up. Lawnifi Paspalum shares the benefits of vegetative paspalum such as salt tolerance once it has matured, quick recovery, dark green color, and an upright growth habit for excellent playability. As a seeded variety, Lawnifi Paspalum may be easier to acquire for countries with import restrictions on vegetative paspalums. With its durability and maximum flexibility of mowing heights, Lawnifi Paspalum meets the needs of most sports field applications and is suited for golf courses wall-to-wall.

Sod Solutions - Lawnifi® Seed Program

Dynamite G-LS (PPG-TF 254) Tall fescue is a fall standout for Turfgrass Quality. With Lateral Spread technology, Dynamite G-LS produces rapidly establishing, quick tillering plants that are perfect for shade and sod production. Major characteristics are bulleted below: • Gray Leaf Spot Resistant • Lateral Spread™ (LS) Technology • Great Seedling Vigor • Quickest Tillering • NTEP Shade Winner • Highest Quality in Fall Dynamite G-LS seed will be available for Fall 2021.

Mountain View Seeds

Firecracker G-LS (PPG-TF 308) is a breakthrough Tall Fescue cultivar, combining Lateral Spread toughness with the first NTEP-proven resistance to Gray Leaf Spot! Firecracker G-LS sets a new standard for durability thanks to its aggressive recovery and density, which allows it to shine in summer’s heat and resist disease that takes out the competition. Major characteristics are bulleted below: • Gray Leaf Spot Resistant • Lateral Spread™ (LS) Technology • Tops in NTEP Quality Scores • Dense, Compact Growth Firecracker G-LS Tall fescue seed will be available for Fall 2021.

Mountain View Seeds

Raceway (DLFPS-321/3696) tall fescue (Schedonorus arundinaceus) has demonstrated excellent turf quality nationwide. It has superior Gray Leaf Spot resistance and high resistance to Pythium and Brown Patch for reduced inputs. Raceway has superior traffic tolerance in multiple locations. It has shown the highest shade tolerance. In NTEP trials it has shown superior drought tolerance and recovery. These attributes combined with rapid establishment, dark green color, and fine leaf texture make for a superior tall fescue stand.

Seed Research of Oregon

TPI Turf News July/August 2021

TALL FESCUE TRANSITIONAL RYEGRASS

Soft Blade Tall Fescue:

* The softest to-the-touch tall fescue grass plant available today * Vastly improved tillering for better turf density * The first of a new elite generation of Black Beauty Tall Fescue Varieties * Mixes great with Blue Panther Bluegrasses * Beautiful rich dark green color * Superior disease resistance and drought tolerance

Jonathan Green

XanaduTM Tall fescue combines beautiful turf qualities, like fine texture and dark color, with excellent resistance to environmental stressors like disease, drought, and traffic. Xanadu has received impressive ratings for performance under shade and drought conditions and shows exceptional resistance to Brown patch disease. Its excellent turf quality is demonstrated in multiple regions of the U.S. in the 2018 NTEP, including the Southeast, Mountain West, Northwest, and Transition Zone. For use in sun or partial shade, Xanadu is an excellent choice for home lawns, parks, athletic fields, golf courses, and community green areas.

Barenbrug USA

ZionTM is another hearty tall fescue offered by Barenbrug USA. It displays fine leaf texture and a medium-todark green color. In national tests, Zion shows excellent resistance to brown patch—in both cool and warm climates—plus resistance to gray leaf spot and pythium blight. Zion was developed for use on home lawns, golf courses, parks, and sports fields, and thrives in varying environments including the Southwest, Southeast, and Western regions of the United States (2018 Tall fescue NTEP). Once established, Zion will provide yearround groundcover that greens up quickly in the springtime when you need it to look its best.

Barenbrug USA

Remedy (IRT-1-15) transitional ryegrass (Lolium hybridum) is an advanced transitional ryegrass with increased turf quality and performance. Remedy is recommended for use in overseeding southern golf course fairways and roughs, either alone or as a 20 percent to 40 percent component blended with perennial ryegrass. It also is excellent for overseeding sports fields for quick repair, even at cold times of the year. Remedy germinates faster than perennial ryegrass, particularly in cooler conditions. Remedy was bred to disappear smoothly and quickly in the late spring as bermudagrass is ready to grow, for a smoother transition even without chemistry. In permanent turf sites, it can be used as a substitute for perennial ryegrass with many advantages including less expensive seed, lasts only one to two seasons, germination and growth at cooler temperatures, and does not over dominate mixtures. Compared to using annual ryegrasses it shows improved mowing quality and less mowing requirement.

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