BSPB Turfgrass Seed 2024

Series L Lawns, Landscaping, Summer Sports and Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm) Table L6 Hard and Sheep’s fescue (Festuca longifolia and Festuca ovina) Table L7 Bentgrasses (Agrostis spp) Cultivar Shoot Density Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent Hard fescue (Festuca longifolia) Crystal 7.4 6.9 7.1 6.9 6.6 6.9 DLF/JNS/MM Beacon 7.2 7.0 7.1 6.3 7.2 5.9 BAR Sword 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.2 7.6 5.9 G Hardtop 6.3 6.0 6.1 5.5 6.9 6.1 BAR Dumas 1 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.3 6.7 5.9 DLF Mentor 5.6 5.6 5.6 6.3 5.1 5.2 DSV New Cultivars Barlegant (LA) 7.4 7.5 7.5 6.3 4.6 3.7 BAR Sheep's fescue (Festuca ovina) Quatro 8.4 7.9 8.2 8.4 6.5 7.0 DLF/JNS AberFleece 7.8 6.8 7.3 5.4 5.9 6.7 G Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent Browntop bent (Agrostis capillaris) Saulsbury (LA) 8.0 8.5 7.4 7.9 6.2 7.3 6.7 DLF/JNS Charles 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.6 5.0 5.7 6.2 BAR Arrowtown 7.1 6.9 7.4 7.1 5.5 5.5 6.1 DLF/JNS BarKing 6.8 6.7 7.3 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.8 BAR Cleek 6.8 6.3 7.1 6.7 5.6 5.4 6.1 DLF/JNS/MM AberRegal 6.7 6.5 6.9 6.7 5.7 7.4 6.6 G Manor 6.6 6.4 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.4 DLF/JNS Egmont 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.8 6.4 TG Sefton 6.1 6.3 6.9 6.4 5.2 6.0 5.4 DLF/MM Jorvik 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 4.9 6.1 6.9 DLF New Cultivars Teetop 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.1 4.2 5.4 5.4 DLF Highland bent (Agrostis castellana) Highland 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 8.0 4.8 Fa* Creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera) 007 DSB 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.6 G LA = Limited availability Fa* = Freely Available Lawns Turfgrass Seed 2024 17

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