Uses: Lawns, Athletic Fields, Golf Course, all general use. Excellent when used in mixtures. Ideal in Sun.
Identification: A fast growing bunch type grass that spreads by tillers (stems). Leaves are dark green and glossy on the underside, tapered, pointed with a folded vernation (stem). Varieties available both as annuals, intermediates and perennials.
Establishment: Germinates and establishes very quickly. Non spreader, fills by tillers. Popular over-seeder.
Blast Off Perennial
Ryegrass
Mechanical blend of three of the newest perennial ryegrass varieties available
Genetically resistant to gray leaf spot
Top entries in the 2004 NTEP
Deep dark green, dwarf growth habit
Line Drive
Perennial Ryegrass
Dark green, compatible in bluegrass mixtures
Third generation perennial ryegrass - NTEP leader
Fast germination, excellent recuperative potential when damaged
Short dwarf growth habit, requires less mowing
Line Drive GLS
Perennial Ryegrass
New generation gray leaf spot resistance perennial ryegrass
Deep dark green color, fine leaf texture
Great for reseeding sports fields and golf course fairways
Endophyte enhanced for improved pest and disease resistance
Palmer IV Perennial Ryegrass
Legendary family of improved turf type perennial ryegrass
New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass
Deep dark green turf color
Traffic tolerant and durable turfgrass performance
Palmer V Perennial Ryegrass
Ranked #1 in turf quality in the 2004 NTEP Test
New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass
Deep dark green fine leaf texture
Great for golf course, sports turf and home lawns
Panther GLS
Perennial Ryegrass
New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass
Fine leaf texture, dwarf growth habit
Deep dark green, elegant turf appearance
Pennant II Perennial Ryegrass
Extraordinarily dark green color facilitates reduced fertilizer maintenance
Fine leaf texture and dwarf vertical growth habit create excellent compatibility for mowing and appearance with elite Kentucky bluegrasses
Excellent resistance to red thread and leaf spot
Moderate tolerance to brown patch
Screened for improved heat and drought tolerance in high stress eastern locations when selected
Prelude IV Perennial Ryegrass
New generation Perennial Ryegrass variety with (GLS) Gray Leaf Spot resistance
Very dark green color with good seedling vigor for quick establishment
Good wear tolerance with good spring density
Prelude GLS Perennial Ryegrass
GLS
New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass
Deep dark green, rapid establishment
Multiple pest and disease resistance
Endophyte enhanced for improved disease and insect resistance
Quest II Perennial Ryegrass
Top entry in the 1999 NTEP Test
Dark green, dwarf growth habit
Best in high maintenance sites such as golf course fairways and sports turf
Good wear tolerance with good summer density
Radiant 2 Perennial Ryegrass
Excellent heat tolerance
Uniform fine leaf texture
Deep dark green turf
Endophyte enhanced
Repell GLS Perennial Ryegrass
New generation gray leaf spot resistant perennial ryegrass
Deep dark green, fine leaf texture
Short growth habit, good wear tolerance, great summer density
Endophyte enhanced
Vail II Perennial Ryegrass
Dark green with superior turf quality
Improved cold tolerance
Partnered with Palmer III, IV, V for blends and mixtures
Endophyte enhanced for resistance to surface feeding insects
Perennial Ryegrass Descriptions
Standard Turf Type
Improved perennial ryegrass varieties developed for continental climates in USA.Parents to these varieties were collected from forage paddocks of Northern Europe and bred for improved turf quality in hotter, drier climates of North America.
Dwarf Turf Type
Breeders continue to stack elite genes in the development of varieties with better turf quality, greater shoot density, darker color and improved disease and pest resistance.Many perennial ryegrass varieties have been enhanced with Neotyphodium lolii endophyte which provides resistance to a number of leaf and crown feeding pests and improves abiotic and biotic stress tolerance.
Winter Active Turf Type
Europeans have developed a number of improved turf type perennial ryegrasses for European low maintenance lawns and winter sports fields, ovals and pitches.These varieties are developed for high shoot density for sports turf in wet, mild northern European climates.European varieties are very fine textures and produce a flush of vegetative growth under low light intensity (winter) and wet mild conditions.They also exhibit good resistance to winter related disease but are inferior to North American bred varieties for heat, humidity and warm season related diseases.
Gray Leaf Spot Resistance - GLS® Type
Gray leaf spot Pyricularia grisea “Blast” is a limiting factor to perennial turf cultivation in the Mid Atlantic and Mid Western USA where perennial ryegrass is used for elite low height of cut turf.Breeders have recently developed varieties with significant improvements in gray leaf spot resistance.
Forage Type
Forage type perennial ryegrass is often sold into the turf market based on price and short market availability.These varieties have very poor turf quality, lack sufficient shoot density and exhibit unsightly leaf shredding following mowing.They also exhibit poor pest resistance particularly when grown in regions where perennial ryegrass is marginally adapted.
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