ST. AUGUSTINEGRASS
TALL FESCUE CobaltTM Hybrid St. Augustine
(vegetative) is an ERT (Embryo Rescue Technology) interploid hybrid, a grass with excellent drought tolerance, very good shade tolerance and disease resistance, good establishment ratio, and excellent winter damage resistance, already ranking at the top in preliminary research. Cobalt has a wide leaf blade and stolon with dark green genetic color. Breeder, Dr. Ambika Chandra said, “Cobalt St. Augustine will cause people to change how they think about St. Augustine and water use.” Cobalt St. Augustinegrass was developed by Texas A&M AgriLife beginning in 2003 under a sponsored research service agreement with participating members of the Turf Producers of Texas known as SARG (St. Augustine Research Group). To express interest in licensing Cobalt Hybrid St. Augustine or to RSVP to attend the Florida Cobalt Field Day, visit
CobaltStAugustine.com and submit the form. Sod Solutions
Daybreak Tall Fescue For information about this new cultivar introduction from BrettYoung, please see the company’s website,
www.brettyoung.ca. BrettYoung
TALL FESCUE
drought conditions. This variety is very well suited for Sod Production, as well as any recreational
application.TMI is a founding member of the TWCA, The Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance. TMI’s new variety introductions have gone through extremes in analytical and field testing, including extensive drought trialing. Relentless is TWCA qualified. Turf Merchants, Inc. (TMI)
Ethos turf type tall fescue is a modern turf type tall fescue, finer bladed, darker colored, increased mowability quality, superior density during the growing season, excellent drought tolerance, and improved disease resistance. Ethos will blend and mix fantastically. Columbia River Seed
Lafayette (GO-AOMK) tall fescue is one of the first products developed extensively at our Iowa research farm. In the 2020 NTEP progress report it tied for fourth place for overall turf quality in Ames, Iowa. Lafayette was selected for excellent spring green up and its ability to withstand the bitter cold of the midwestern states. The fine texture, lower growth habit, and deep green color makes it an excellent choice for blends with Kentucky bluegrass. GO Seed
Dorado™ St Augustine is the first commercially available variegated grass. From a distance, Dorado sports a light green hue, but intricate, and unique dark-green striping appears when observed up close. Offering a versatile option to an all-green lawn, Dorado can be planted as a full lawn or used to create a featured area in the yard. Dorado’s distinctive appearance makes it a perfect choice for those looking to make a statement in their lawn. Product set to soft launch in 2022 with continued expansion in 2023 and beyond. Contact Bethel Farms for more information. Dorado St Augustine, A splash of color, in your yard! Bethel Farms
Providence (GO-RH20) tall fescue excels in the Transition Zone. In the 2020 NTEP progress report it tied for third place in overall turf quality in the Transition Zone. Providence has shown excellent performance under both traffic and shade situations. Providence also offers excellent resistance to foliar diseases such as Brown Patch and Gray Leaf Spot. Featuring excellent density, fine leaf texture, and medium green color makes Providence an excellent choice in blends and mixtures. GO Seed
Relentless (PST-5SIS) is a TWCA qualified, very drought tolerant Turf Type Tall Fescue. Highlights of Relentless include: Excellent traffic stress resistance and recovery, Resistance to Stem Rust and Brown Patch, and Good recovery from
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Soft Touch tall fescue Experimental Designation: CDF- 4T is the second variety along with Soft Blade Tall Fescue in which the saw-tooth edge on the leaf blade has been greatly reduced. The result is tall fescue that is softer to the touch and mixes better with Kentucky Bluegrasses. Soft Touch Tall Fescue is among the very darkest green and most drought tolerant of Black Beauty Tall Fescue varieties and also possesses good leaf density. Soft Touch is a breakthrough tall fescue variety and a wonderful addition to any sod seed mixture. Jonathan Green
Tectonic tall fescue Experimental Designation: M-4T is an advanced generation of tall fescue cultivar which most closely resembles the Black Beauty tall fescue variety named Future. Tectonic was bred from a program devoted to improving the disease resistance in tall fescues, particularly to brown patch and rust disease. Tectonic is also among the most drought tolerant tall fescues ever released from our program. There is a correlation between reduced drought stress and superior disease resistance. Tectonic produces more tillers per plant and possesses great seedling vigor after germination. Tectonic Tall Fescue has a rich dark-green color and blends very well with the newest generation of Black Beauty Tall Fescues. Jonathan Green
TPI Turf News July/August 2022
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