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Table L7

Bentgrasses (Agrostis spp)

Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Saulsbury (LA) (BB) 8.0 8.5 7.4 7.9 6.2 7.3 6.7 DLF/JNS
Charles (BB) 7.7 7.6 7.4 7.6 5.0 5.7 6.2 BAR
Arrowtown (BB) 7.1 6.9 7.4 7.1 5.5 5.5 6.1 DLF/JNS
BarKing (BB) 6.8 6.7 7.3 6.9 5.5 7.0 5.8 BAR
Cleek (BB) 6.8 6.3 7.1 6.7 5.6 5.4 6.1 DLF/JNS/MM
AberRegal (BB) 6.7 6.5 6.9 6.7 5.7 7.4 6.6 G
Manor (BB) 6.6 6.4 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.6 5.4 DLF/JNS
Egmont (BB) 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.7 6.2 6.8 6.4 TG
Sefton (BB) 6.1 6.3 6.9 6.4 5.2 6.0 5.4 DLF/MM
Jorvik (BB) 6.3 6.3 6.5 6.4 4.9 6.1 6.9 DLF
007 DSB (CB) 6.4 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.8 6.9 6.6 G
Highland (HB) 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.3 5.0 8.0 4.8 Fa*
Teetop (BB) 6.9 7.3 7.2 7.1 4.2 5.4 5.4 DLF

Fa* = Freely available
(LA) = Limited availability
(BB) = Browntop bent (Agrostis capillaris)
(HB) = Highland bent (Agrostis castellana)
(CB) = Creeping bent (Agrostis stolonifera)
Bold = New cultivar

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