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Seed update 2009
This year’s list of newly released turfgrass varieties for golf course use.
Each year GCM publishes a list of new named turfgrass varieties suitable for golf courses. These varieties have been released since the publication of last year’s seed update, or they will be released later in 2009. GCM makes every effort not to duplicate varieties featured previously.
The varieties are arranged in alphabetical order by species with the exception this year of the fine fescues, which are grouped together. In some cases the experimental name used in the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program follows the variety name. The description of each variety is provided by the company that markets it. GCM does not publish NTEP results, other trial results, numerical data or comparisons. More information about the varieties is available from the contributing companies and the research organizations and universities listed on Page 88.
In this year’s list, Kentucky bluegrasses and tall fescues predominate. For more information on these cultivars, see “Kentucky bluegrass types” by Leah Brilman (GCM, May 2007, Page 63) and “Establishment rate and lateral spread of tall fescue cultivars” by Rodney St. John, Jack Fry, Dale Bremer and Steve Keeley (GCM, February 2009, Pages 113-118). Search the GCM archive.
ANNUAL RYEGRASS
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Panterra V annual ryegrass (left) as compared to Gulf annual ryegrass (right). Photo courtesy |
Panterra V, Barenbrug USA
• good seed availability
• new generation turf-type annual ryegrass
• important component of the SOS overseeding program
• quicker germination than perennial ryegrass
• easier transition than other ryegrasses
• good medium green color
• fine leaves, comparable to perennial ryegrass
• excellent for overseeding warm-season grass
BERMUDAGRASS
Casino Royale, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• improved turf quality
• drought and stress tolerance
• salt tolerance
• moderate cold tolerance
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Sovereign, Pennington Seed
• very limited seed supply in 2009
• cold tolerance
• exceptional wear tolerance
• aggressive repair after damage
• vigorous establishment
• NTEP
COLONIAL BENTGRASS
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BarKing colonial bentgrass. |
BarKing, Barenbrug USA
• good seed availability
• very fine leaves
• good quality at short mowing heights
• excellent winter performance
• great color
• high wear tolerance
• good dollar spot and brown patch resistance
• Yellow Jacket seed coating available
CREEPING BENTGRASS
PinUp (HTM), ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• intermediate to high shoot density
• dollar spot and brown patch resistance
• upright uniform growth habit
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
FINE FESCUES
Culumbra II chewings fescue, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• improved tiller density
• bright green turf color
• winter color retention
• drought avoidance
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Epic strong creeping red fescue, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• deep dark green turf
• upright growth habit
• endophyte enhanced
• excellent turf quality
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Reliant IV hard fescue, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• elegant bunchgrass growth
• endophyte-enhanced for natural pest resistance
• windswept appearance when unmowed
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Rushmore chewings fescue, Ampac Seed Co.
• seed available fall 2009
• shade tolerance
• winter hardiness
• drought tolerance
• disease resistance
• low growing
• low maintenance
• 2005 Cooperative Turfgrass Breeders Test
KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS
Alexa II, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• improved Midnight compact type
• top turf quality
• deep dark green color
• heat and stress tolerance
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Barduke, Barenbrug USA
• good seed availability
• extremely quick germination and establishment
• excellent drought tolerance
• medium green color
• high tolerance to leaf spot
• excellent year-round density
• good spring green-up
• Yellow Jacket seed coating available
• NTEP
Barrari, Barenbrug USA
• good seed availability
• extremely quick germination and establishment
• very high wear tolerance
• medium green color
• good stem rust tolerance
• good winter color
• good spring green-up
• Yellow Jacket seed coating available
• 2007 NTEP
Blue Note, Mountain View Seeds
• seed available now
• compact elite type
• aggressive growth habit
• traffic tolerance
• excellent sod strength
• shade tolerance
• excellent disease resistance
• NTEP
Emblem, Seed Research of Oregon
• seed available now
• darkest green color, improved winter color retention
• excellent drought resistance
• aggressive growth habit with extensive rhizomes
• superior turf quality under reduced inputs
• excellent traffic tolerance
• high resistance to disease, including rust
• high salt tolerance
• NTEP, Cooperative Turf Breeders Test, RutgersUniversity
Gaelic (A98-1358), Scotts Professional Seed/Turf Seed
• good seed supply in 2009
• Shamrock type
• medium green color
• medium leaf texture
• quick spring green-up
• good wear tolerance
• good disease tolerance
• ideal for blends or mixes with bluegrass
• NTEP
Juliet (BD95-1930), Scotts Professional Seed/Turf Seed
• limited seed supply in 2009
• Julia type
• medium green color
• fine to medium leaf texture
• early spring green-up
• excellent wear tolerance
• very good disease tolerance
• excellent for cool-season blends
• NTEP
Jumpstart (PST 109-752), Scotts Professional Seed/Turf Seed
• limited seed supply in 2009
• faster germination than traditional Kentucky bluegrasses
• dark green color
• medium to fine leaf texture
• excellent wear tolerance
• good disease tolerance
• ideal for blends or mixes requiring quick germination
• Pure Seed Testing
Mystere, ProSeeds Marketing
• seed available now
• improved America compact type
• excellent non-Midnight Compact type
• early spring green-up
• drought avoidance
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
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Rush Kentucky bluegrass. |
Rush, Jacklin Seed
• seed available now
• competitive with Poa annua
• good quality at fairway mowing height
• aggressive growth habit, not thatchy
• good turf quality
Shiraz, LebanonTurf
• seed available September 2009
• medium fine leaf texture
• highly rated for shade tolerance
• aggressive establishment
• very good seedling vigor
• dark green genetic color
• excellent drought tolerance
• good winter color and spring green-up
• good performance at low mowing heights
• dollar spot and rust resistance
• excellent overall turf quality in New Jersey
• 2006 NTEP, Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings
PERENNIAL RYEGRASS
Soprano, Pennington Seed Inc.
• ample seed available
• vibrant green color
• cold weather color retention
• excellent year-round density
• disease traffic and drought tolerance
TALL FESCUE
AST9001 (AST-3), Allied Seed, LLC
• seed available fall 2009
• exceptional summer performance
• genetic dark green color
• extremely aggressive tillering growth habit
• excellent mowing quality
• increased resistance to heat, drought and humidity
• improved brown patch resistance
• superior overall turf quality
• 2006 NTEP
AST9002 (AST-2), Allied Seed, LLC
• seed available fall 2009
• superior summer density
• increased resistance to heat, drought and humidity
• improved brown patch resistance
• genetic dark green color
• extremely aggressive tillering growth habit
• superior overall turf quality
• excellent mowing quality
• 2006 NTEP
AST9003 (AST-1), Allied Seed, LLC
• seed available fall 2009
• excellent leaf texture and uniformity
• genetic dark green color
• extremely aggressive tillering growth habit
• excellent mowing quality
• increased resistance to heat, drought and humidity
• superior overall turf quality
• improved brown patch resistance
• 2006 NTEP
BarRobusto, Barenbrug USA
• good seed availability
• high endophyte levels for pest and disease resistance
• strong turf performance
• high tolerance to brown patch
• high tolerance to pythium blight
• very dark green
• very good for southern transition zone
• good fall color
• 2002-2005 NTEP
Brockton, Pennington Seed
• limited seed supply
• extended root development for better drought tolerance
• excellent color
• improved wear tolerance
• Cooperative Turfgrass Breeders Test, NexGen Turf Research
Bullseye, Burlingham Seeds
• seed available fall 2009
• excellent wear tolerance
• great color and turf quality
• high endophyte content
• sun or shady turf areas
• 2007 NTEP
Cezanne Rz, LebanonTurf
• limited seed supply available September 2009
• excellent overall turf quality
• rhizomatous traits
• dark green genetic color
• excellent brown patch resistance
• excellent mowing quality
• medium leaf texture
• excellent turf density
• very good traffic tolerance
• high drought and heat tolerance
• 2006 NTEP, Rutgers University Turfgrass Proceedings
Cochise IV (RKCL), Ampac Seed Co.
• seed available now
• superior overall turf quality
• dark green genetic color
• slower growing
• excellent leaf texture
• good density
• overall disease resistance
• excellent brown patch resistance
• aggressive tillering
• excellent traffic tolerance
• 2006 NTEP
Corona Tall Fescue, Pickseed
• persistent, endophyte-enhanced variety
• good summer performance
• dark green color
• medium leaf texture
• high disease resistance
• uncompromised by heat, shade, low-fertility soil, high salt conditions, low mowing and high traffic
Crossfire (3 COL J) Pickseed
• bred from superior tillers of Crossfire II
• summer performance
• disease resistance
• turf quality
Faith (WA), Scotts Professional Seed/Turf Seed
• seed available now
• dark green color
• very fine leaf texture
• tolerance to several diseases, including brown patch
• excellent year-round density
• good performance in transition zone, the West, cooler parts of Midwest and Northeast
• NTEP
Firecracker LS, Mountain View Seeds
• seed available now
• Lateral Spread Technology
• aggressive fill-in
• finer texture
• wear tolerance
• improved drought stress tolerance
• excellent summer density
• 2006 NTEP
Hemi, Burlingham Seeds
• limited availability fall 2009
• high turf quality
• very fine leaf texture
• high endophyte levels
• improved pest resistance
• improved traffic tolerance for sports turf
• drought tolerance
• NTEP
Raptor II, Mountain View Seeds
• seed available now
• rich dark green
• aggressive fill-in
• brown patch disease resistance
• deep fibrous root system
• excellent summer density
• 2006 NTEP
Rebel Advance, Pennington Seed
• limited seed supply in 2009
• extended root technology
• improved drought and disease tolerance
• effervescent green color
• Rutgers, NexGen Turf Research
Shenandoah III (SH 3), ProSeeds Marketing
• limited seed supply in 2009
• multiple-race brown patch resistance
• deep dark green
• full-season turf performance
• excellent turf quality
• NTEP, Rutgers University, NexGen Turf Research
Sidewinder IS-TF-138, Ampac Seed Co.
• available fall 2009
• superior overall turf quality
• dark green color
• traffic tolerance
• excellent sod strength
• early spring green-up
• improved disease resistance
• high salt tolerance
• improved spreading activity
• 2006 NTEP, Cooperative Turfgrass Breeders Test
Skyline, Burlingham Seeds
• seed available fall 2009
• vigorous and exceptional turf quality
• higher brown patch resistance
• fine leaf blade width
• endophyte-enhanced variety
• improved drought tolerance
• NTEP
Speedway, Seed Research of Oregon
• seed available now
• extremely dark green color
• excellent brown patch resistance
• excellent turf quality in diverse climates and management
• high rhizome expression
• high density under heat and drought conditions
• high endophyte levels
• NTEP, Rutgers University
Spyder LS, ZSeeds LLC/Mountain View Seeds
• seed available now
• Lateral Spread Technology
• aggressive establishment
• dark green color
• excellent drought tolerance
• summer density
• aggressive growth habit crowds out weeds
• brown patch resistance
• 2006 NTEP
Turbo RZ, Burlingham Seeds
• seed available fall 2009
• rhizomatous or spreading type
• darker green color
• improved turf quality
• brown patch resistance
• persistent, high endophyte levels
• NTEP
Virtue II, Pennington Seed
• ample supply
• excellent drought tolerance
• improved disease resistance
• compact growth and fine texture
• Pure Seed Testing
CONTRIBUTORS TO THE SEED UPDATE
Allied Seed
Company contact: Chip Garner
cgarner@alliedseed.com
Southeast Regional Sales
Allied Seed, LLC
489 Blue Pond Road
Clayton, NC 27520
888-359-0360 toll-free
919-359-0360 phone
919-815-0266 cell phone
919-359-2359 fax
www.alliedseed.com
Ampac Seed
Company contact: Marcy Arbelbide
marcy@ampacseed.com
P.O. Box 318
Tangent, OR 97389
800-547-3230 toll-free
541-928-2430 fax
www.ampacseed.com
Barenbrug
Company contact: Christiaan Arends
carends@barusa.com
33477 Highway 99E
Tangent, OR 97389
541-926-5801 phone
541-926-9435 fax
www.barusa.com
Burlingham Seeds
Company contact: Zenon Lis
info@burlinghamSeeds.com
P.O. Box 46
Rickreall, OR 97371
503-623-2306 phone
800-221-7333 toll-free
503-623-2477 fax
www.burlinghamseeds.com
Jacklin Seed by Simplot
Company contact: Julie Tobler
julie.tobler@simplot.com
5300 W. Riverbend Ave.
Post Falls, ID 83854
208-777-6113 phone
208-773-4846 fax
www.simplot.com/turf/jacklin
Lebanon Turf
Company contact: Murray Wingate
mwingate@lebsea.com
1600 East Cumberland St.
Lebanon, PA 17042
800-233-0628 phone
800-806-8580 fax
www.lebanonturf.com
Mountain View Seeds
Company contact: Todd Bond
Todd@mtviewseeds.com
8955 Sunnyview Road NE
Salem, OR 97305
503-585-7333 phone
www.mtviewseeds.com
Pennington Seed Inc.
Company contact: Russ Nicholson
russ@penningtonseed.com
P.O. Box 290
Madison, GA 30650
706-342-1234 phone
706-342-8071 fax
www.penningtonseed.com
ProSeeds Marketing
Company contact: Craig W. Edminster
craig@proseeds.net
13963 Westside Lane S
Jefferson, OR 97352
541-928-9999 phone
541-924-5695 fax
www.proseeds.net
Scotts Professional Seed/Turf Seed
Company contact: Wayne Horman
wayne.horman@scotts.com
14111 Scottslawn Road
Marysville, OH 43041
800-221-1760 ext. 7270 phone
608-274-7980 fax
www.scottsproseed.com
Seed Research of Oregon
Company contact: Leah Brilman, Ph.D.
lbrilman@sroseed.com
27630 Llewellyn Road
Corvallis, OR 97333
800-253-5766 phone
541-758-5305 fax
www.sroseed.com
ZSeeds LLC/Mountain View Seeds
Company contact: John Zajac
zajacjj@comcast.net
P.O. Box 8
Berlin, MD 21811
410-641-3752 phone
mtviewseeds.com
RESEARCH RESOURCES
Cooperative Turfgrass Breeders Test (CTBT)
Kenneth Hignight
NexGen Turf Research LLC
33725 Columbus St. SE
Albany, OR 97322
541-967-8923 phone
541-967-8223 fax
www.ctbt-us.info
Jacklin Seed Research
www.jacklin.com
5300 W. Riverbend Ave.
Post Falls, ID 83854
208-773-7581 phone
NexGen Turf Research
www.nexgenresearch.net
NTEP
Beltsville Agricultural Research Center–West
10300 Baltimore Ave
Bldg. 003, Rm 218
Beltsville, MD 20705
301-504-5125 phone
301-504-5167 fax
www.ntep.org
Pure-Seed Testing Inc.
Crystal Rose Fricker
P.O. Box 250
Hubbard, OR 97032
503-651-2130 phone
503-263-0703 fax
Rutgers University
http://turf.rutgers.edu
Bill Meyer, Ph.D.
wwmeyer@aesop.rutgers.edu
Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings 1995-2006 at: http://turf.rutgers.edu/research/reports/index.html
To order Rutgers Turfgrass Proceedings, write:
Rutgers NJAES
59 Dudley Road
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8520