Chewings fescue
Greens, Close Mown Trials (Mown at 5mm)
Table G2
Chewings fescue (Festuca rubra commutata)
Cultivar
Shoot Density
Visual Merit
Mean
Resistance to Red Thread
Winter Greenness
Summer Greenness
UK Agent
Camanette
8.0
7.7
7.8
5.2
6.0
6.7
SMFR/G
Barlineus
8.0
7.7
7.8
7.2
7.0
5.6
BAR
Dancing
7.8
7.7
7.7
6.3
6.1
6.3
BAR
Barniblick (LA)
7.6
7.8
7.7
6.7
6.1
5.4
BAR
Filius
7.8
7.5
7.7
5.7
6.1
5.7
DSV
Bogart
7.6
7.6
7.6
6.6
5.3
5.5
DLF/JNS
Orionette
7.3
7.8
7.6
7.1
5.3
5.0
DLF/JNS
Bargreen II
7.6
7.5
7.6
6.5
6.1
5.7
BAR
EuroCarina
7.7
7.4
7.5
6.0
6.4
6.3
DSV
Nightclub (LA)
7.4
7.5
7.5
4.6
4.8
4.8
BAR
Gima
7.4
7.4
7.4
5.7
5.8
5.9
DLF/JNS
Musica
7.3
7.4
7.4
6.2
6.0
6.4
BAR
Brittany
7.4
7.2
7.3
5.6
6.1
6.0
DLF/MM
Bodega
7.3
7.3
7.3
6.6
6.1
6.1
RAGT/BAR
Ramona
7.2
7.4
7.3
7.2
6.0
6.1
DSV
Nikky
7.4
7.2
7.3
5.8
6.9
7.3
DLF/MM
Barpatria (LA)
7.2
7.2
7.2
2.9
4.6
4.7
BAR
Greensleeves
7.2
7.1
7.2
6.8
6.2
6.0
OAS/TG
Caldris
7.2
7.1
7.1
5.8
5.5
5.6
DLF/MM
Humboldt
7.2
7.0
7.1
5.9
6.6
6.6
DLF/JNS
Balkan
6.9
6.8
6.8
7.8
5.2
5.8
DLF
Annalena
6.9
6.6
6.7
4.0
6.9
7.4
DSV
Siskin
6.7
6.7
6.7
7.2
5.7
7.6
DLF/JNS
Highnote
6.8
6.6
6.7
5.2
6.3
6.5
DLF
Belleaire
6.5
6.8
6.7
4.7
6.6
6.8
SUT/TG
Antoinette
6.8
6.5
6.6
6.1
6.7
6.2
DSV
Esparina
6.6
6.5
6.5
7.0
6.2
7.7
DLF
HipHop
6.5
6.5
6.5
4.4
5.5
6.0
RAGT
Greenmile
6.5
6.5
6.5
7.2
6.5
6.7
TG
Calliope
6.6
6.2
6.4
4.8
5.1
5.7
TG/DLF
Barchip
6.3
6.3
6.3
6.1
7.0
7.4
BAR
Mission
6.3
6.2
6.2
5.3
7.6
7.8
DSV
Wagner 1
6.1
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.7
7.5
DLF
Joanna
6.2
5.8
6.0
4.5
7.0
7.5
G
Trophy
5.7
6.1
5.9
6.6
5.7
6.1
DLF/MM
Capriccio
5.9
5.7
5.8
6.4
4.7
5.9
DLF
Skylar
7.1
7.2
7.1
5.2
6.1
DLF/MM
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Turfgrass UK Agents
The seed merchants listed below are primary agents for grasses listed in this booklet. Short codes have been given so that the grasses listed in the different tables can be cross-referenced with their suppliers.
BAR Barenbrug UK Ltd.
33 Perkins Road, Rougham Industrial Estate,
Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk IP30 9ND
Tel: 01359 272000, Fax: 01359 272001
E-mail: info@barenbrug.co.uk www.barenbrug.co.uk
DLF/JNS DLF/Johnsons Sports Seed
Thorn Farm, Inkberrow, Worcestershire, WR7 4LJ
Tel: 01386 790012, Fax: 01386 792715
E-mail: amenity@dlf.co.uk www.dlf.co.uk
DLF/MM DLF/MM
Thorn Farm, Inkberrow, Worcestershire WR7 4LJ Tel: 01386 719758
E-mail: mmdesigner@dlf.co.uk
www.mm-seeds.co.uk
DSV DSV United Kingdom Ltd.
Top Dawkins Barn, Upper Wardington, Banbury, Oxon, OX17 1FE
Tel: 01295 758800
E-mail: info@dsv-uk.co.uk
G Germinal GB Ltd.
Camp Road, Witham St Hughs,
Lincoln LN6 9QJ
Tel: 01522 868714, Fax: 01522 868382
E-mail: lincoln@germinal.com www.germinal.com
ICL ICL/Everris
P.O.Box 40-4190 CA Geldermalsen Koeweistraat 4- 4181 CD Waardenburg The Netherlands
Tel: 00 31 418 655700
Email: simon.taylor@icl-group.com |
www.icl-sf.com
OAS Origin Amenity Solutions Ltd
1-3 Freeman Court, Jarman Way, Royston, Hertfordshire SG8 5HW
Tel: 01763 255500
RGT RAGT Seeds
Grange Road, Ickleton, Essex CB10 1TA
Tel: 01799 533700
www.ragtseeds.co.uk
SMFR Semences de France
62 rue Léon Beauchamp
59930 La Chapelle d’Armentières, France.
Tel: +33 3204 84141, Fax : +33 3204 84162
E-mail: contact@semences-de-france.fr www.semencesdefrance.com
SUT Suttons Consumer Products Ltd.
Woodview Road, Paignton Devon TQ4 7NG
Tel: 01803 696300
E-mail: retail@suttons.co.uk
TG Top Green
ZA Les Pains, 49320 Les Alleuds, France
Tel: 0033 241 689900, Fax: 0033 241 689901 info@tgsas.fr
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