Barenbrug Golf Green Trials

STRI Bingley Trial Seed Treatments T01 “BAR ALL BENT” browntop bent (50% BarKing : 50% Heriot) T02 “BAR FESCUE” (25% Barcrown : 25% Barmalia : 25% Barbirdie : 25% Bargreen II) T03 “BAR 2” 80% fescue: 20% browntop bent (50% Barcrown : 30% Bargreen II : 20% BarKing) T04 “BAR PLATINUM” (30% Bargold : 25% Barcrown : 25% Barmalia : 20% Bargreen II) T05 “BAR 22” (35% Barcrown : 35% Bargreen II : 30% Hardtop) T06 100% Bengal (creeping bent) T07 “BAR DUO” (50% BarKing : 50% Bengal) T08 “BAR 40” (40% Barkoel: 60% Hardtop) T09 80% fescue: 20% highland bent (40% Barbirdie : 40% Bargreen II : 20% Highland) T010 100% Vesper (velvet bent) T011 100% Trueputt (Poa annua) T012 100% Penn G6 (creeping bent) Druids Glen Trial Seed Treatments G1 “BAR ALL BENT” browntop bent (50% BarKing : 50% Heriot) G2 100% BarKing (browntop bent) G3 100% Bengal (creeping bent) G4 “BAR DUO” (50% BarKing : 50% Bengal) G5 100% AS 0803 (creeping bent) G6 100% creeping bent (50% AS 0803 : 50% Bengal) G7 100% creeping bent (50% Penn A4 : 50% Penn G6) G8 “BAR 2” 80% fescue: 20% browntop bent (20% Barcrown : 20% Viktorka : 15% Bargreen II : 15% Barswing : 10% Barlineus : 10% BarKing : 10% Heriot) G9 “BAR FESCUE” (25% Viktorka : 25% Barcrown : 20% Barswing : 15% Bargreen II : 15% Barlineus) STRI Bingley Trial Measurements Recorded Visual Merit Assessed monthly from 12/01/07 to 25/11/10 Surface hardness (Clegg Hammer) Assessed six times (Sep-07, Apr-08, Jun-08, Aug-08, Sep-09, Oct-10) Botanical Composition Assessed five times (Apr-08, Jul-08, Sep-09, May-10, Oct -10) Disease incidence Red thread, Fusarium, Take-all assessed Treatments 9 seed treatments, 3 replications Wear applied None Druids Glen Trial Measurements Recorded Visual Merit Assessed twiced (11 Aug 2010 and 02 Nov 2011) Surface hardness (Clegg Hammer) Assessed four times (15 Dec 2009, 11 Aug 2010, 05 Jul 2011 and 02 Nov 2011) Botanical Composition Assessed twice (11 Aug 2010 and 02 Nov 2011) 3 Golf Greens