BARENBRUG SPORT 2025 | PRODUCT GUIDE 5 INTRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUPS GOLF CRICKET & TENNIS FOOTBALL & RUGBY RACING & EQUESTRIAN TECHNICAL & SUPPORT New Varieties ALTIVO Altivo was introduced to the Sport Range in 2024; it ranks #5 in table S1 of the BSPB Turfgrass Seed 2025. It is included in Elite Sport - the market-leading and top-rated perennial ryegrass blend for winter sports use. Altivo is a true winter sports and late-heading cultivar, with a medium-fine leaf, high shoot density and paler green colour. It offers highly active growth in winter and spring, promising superior mid-season recovery before temperatures recover towards the end of the season. Despite the “non-Bar” name, the variety was bred and developed by Barenbrug in our Dutch breeding station. HOWDEN Howden is a new browntop bentgrass for 2025; it can be found in All Bent. It follows in the footsteps of Charles, being bred in New Zealand. It has performed very well in BSPB trials and is ranked #2 in Table G1. In early UK and Ireland development trials it appears to offer superior Microdochium tolerance whilst retaining exceptionally high density, fineness of leaf and tolerance to close mowing. BARPROPEL BaRPRopel is the latest generation of RPR cultivar from Barenbrug’s European breeding programme and is new to the Sport Range for 2025. It can be found in RPR Golf. It offers improved levels of fineness of leaf and density, as well as an aggressive stoloniferous growth habit, which translates into fast establishment and recovery from wear. The ability of RPR cultivars to regenerate delivers an added dimension to perennial ryegrass. Barpropel is supplemented with fine-leafed varieties adapted to golf management in RPR Golf for 2025. BARLEGANT Barlegant is an exciting new hard fescue cultivar featuring in the market-leading SGT Fine Fescue mix, primarily aimed at overseeding and divoting medium-fine turf (tees and fairways) in links and heathland golf courses. It offers a new standard of turf quality for the species and is listed as the new #1 cultivar in Table L6 of Turfgrass Seed 2025. Its Visual Merit score is a particularly significant breeding advancement. Being a hard fescue, it delivers turf performance under abiotic stress conditions, notably drought conditions and low nutrition. High Dollar Spot tolerance is an additional aspect of its SGT (Sustainable Grass Technology) credentials. Barlegant is paler in colour than most hard fescues, which helps to blend visually with red fescues in a mixed sward. Hard Fescue Barlegant Barpropel Winter Sports Control Hardtop VS Barlegant
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