KENTUCKY BLUEGRASS

Aramintha Kentucky bluegrass (PP 10847) is a Limousine-type Kentucky bluegrass. It demonstrates extreme wear tolerance in all seasons with aggressive repair of any damage. Aramintha has very high density all seasons which contributes to low Poa annua invasion. With superior summer patch and stem rust resistance it persists in a broad range of environments. It establishes fast and has high living ground cover across the areas where bluegrass is

adapted. DLF

Blue Devil a superior product for golf courses, sod production, sports fields and residential properties. Currently Blue Devil is sold in the United States and China by Columbia Seeds. It is sold as Prafin in the EU exclusively by Semillas Fito. Columbia River Seed

Barserati Kentucky Bluegrass: Tested as Bar Pp110358, Barserati has featured excellent overall performance in the current KB NTEP trials. Following in the footsteps of recent Barenbrug KB introductions, Barserati has performed exceptionally well in the most difficult KB areas; the Transition/ Mid-Atlantic/and Southeast Zones. With exceptionally strong resistance to summer patch and rust, Barserati’s fast establishment and overall turf quality will make it a sod grower’s dream. It’s the perfect bluegrass component for any sod mixture: exceptional medium green color, perfect bluegrass texture and uniformity, quick spring green-up, and it’s a strong seed producer. Available September 2016.

Barenbrug USA

Jackrabbit Kentucky bluegrass (PST- K10-106D) jumps out of the ground and starts spreading. This makes it ideal for sod growers and sports fields and desirable for the average homeowner. A Julia-type Kentucky bluegrass, Jackrabbit is superior for wear tolerance and recovery. Jackrabbit has excellent turf quality under all maintenance regimes, but excels under low maintenance and in high stress environments. Jackrabbit has a dark green color, which it retains into the winter, and has early spring green-up. This cool season growth helps reduce Poa annua invasion. It demonstrates high resistance to a broad range of diseases, including summer patch, dollar spot, leaf spot, crown rust and stem rust. DLF

My Holiday Lawn™ Kentucky bluegrass is the revolutionary new release from Jacklin Seed. After decades of breeding selections aimed at finding a very compact canopy that also upholds the Jacklin reputation for top-quality turf performance, My Holiday Lawn is causing turf producers to take notice. With My Holiday Lawn, you can enjoy a holiday between mowings, while others have to constantly mow during the summer growing seasons. When compared side-by-side with common and other improved type Kentucky bluegrass under reduced mowing conditions, My Holiday Lawn stands out for its ability to maintain a dense, dark green, naturally low-growing turf. You can see the difference and that’s why we are recommending My Holiday Lawn be installed as sod. The goal is to get as close to 100% pure My Holiday Lawn to enjoy the reduced mowing attributes it brings. As maintenance budgets get tighter, the ability to reduce mowings and save the costs associated with it, makes My Holiday Lawn an easy choice to make. Seed it to believe it! Jacklin Seed by Simplot

Blue Devil Kentucky bluegrass exhibits similar traits to all of the sub-compact midnight type family of varieties. Current data shows Blue Devil excels in this area and produces elite quality turf. Blue Devil has strong overall disease resistance. Its ability to perform well under traffic and accept a ½-inch cut makes

Mazama, our new Kentucky bluegrass, is ranking #1 in the current NTEP trial for both summer patch resistance and shade tolerance! Tested as A04-74, it was developed at Rutgers University. It is an excellent summer performer under severe summer stress, and will persist indefinitely under demanding turfgrass conditions. Mazama is a low growing cultivar that requires less frequent mowing than most other bluegrasses. It is classified

as an improved “America” type variety. Vista Seed Partners, LLC

Pivot is the best Kentucky Bluegrass for athletic field seeding and sodding! [Experimental # PST-K8-66 (Poa pratensis)] Superior seedling vigor and sod tensile strength, even at mowing heights as low as 0.5 inches, Pivot has achieved the highest ratings for early spring green-up, and is highly tolerant of high traffic. Pivot recovers and fills in bare spots quickly and has superior disease resistance, especially to the turf diseases that manifest themselves during times of summer stress. Pivot is well adapted across the United States, scoring a perfect 3, in the Northeast, North Central, Intermountain and the Pacific NW. Pivot is rated dark-green in color.

18 TPI Turf News July/August 2016