Perennial ryegrass
Lawns, Landscaping, Summer Sports and Turf Trials (Mown at 10-15mm)
Table L1
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)
Cultivar
Shoot Density
Fineness of Leaf
Slow regrowth
Visual Merit
Mean
Resistance to Red Thread
Cleaness of cut
Winter Greenness
Summer Greenness
UK Agent
Starling (LA)
8.1
7.6
9.0
8.0
8.2
7.0
7.8
5.4
5.2
DLF/JNS
Barpersie
8.8
8.3
6.6
8.7
8.1
6.0
7.0
3.9
4.7
BAR
Eurogala (LA)
8.3
7.9
7.8
8.1
8.0
5.6
7.4
5.6
6.2
DSV
Mumbai (LA)
7.9
7.6
8.2
7.8
7.9
4.4
7.8
5.2
5.1
DLF/MM
Lancelot
8.4
8.4
6.3
8.3
7.9
7.1
6.5
4.9
4.9
OAS/TG
Barolympic
8.0
8.0
7.1
7.9
7.8
5.4
7.4
4.5
4.9
BAR
Guinevere (LA)
7.5
7.4
8.5
7.4
7.7
6.1
7.0
5.7
6.5
DLF
Corsica
7.3
7.4
9.1
6.9
7.7
3.9
6.9
7.1
8.0
FF
Duranova
7.6
7.9
7.2
7.7
7.6
5.5
5.3
5.2
4.8
DLF/JNS
Cabrio
7.5
8.3
7.0
7.5
7.6
3.9
7.0
5.4
6.0
G/SMFR
Clementine
7.6
7.4
7.5
7.7
7.5
5.9
7.7
5.1
5.1
DLF/JNS/TG
Clochette (LA)
7.5
7.9
7.1
7.6
7.5
4.3
7.4
5.6
6.2
G/SMFR
Aniston
7.3
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.5
5.0
7.3
5.7
6.3
DLF/JNS
Angelina
7.3
7.1
8.2
7.2
7.4
5.8
7.7
5.2
5.5
OAS/TG
Barprium
7.2
7.2
7.9
7.4
7.4
5.6
7.4
5.5
6.5
BAR
Barsignum
7.2
7.5
7.5
7.4
7.4
5.1
6.6
5.6
6.5
BAR
Penelope
7.2
7.7
7.6
7.2
7.4
4.3
7.2
5.7
5.6
DLF
Mocora
7.7
7.5
6.7
7.7
7.4
5.2
5.8
4.9
5.3
DLF/G
Baradona
7.5
7.2
7.4
7.4
7.4
4.4
7.3
5.3
6.0
BAR
Alathea
7.6
7.6
6.8
7.6
7.4
6.2
6.8
5.6
5.3
DLF/OAS/TG
Cameron
7.5
7.5
6.8
7.6
7.4
5.7
7.5
5.3
6.1
OAS/TG
Tiril
7.8
7.5
6.1
7.7
7.3
7.5
6.6
5.5
6.0
DLF/TG
Creepstar
7.2
7.5
7.3
7.1
7.3
5.3
4.6
6.9
7.5
OAS/TG
Gwynett
7.7
7.8
6.1
7.6
7.3
4.3
6.7
5.2
5.1
G/DLF
Torsion
7.3
6.9
7.9
7.1
7.3
5.5
7.8
7.3
7.9
ICL
Roseanne
7.7
7.2
6.6
7.5
7.3
7.2
7.8
5.0
5.4
DLF
Singapore
7.9
7.7
5.8
7.7
7.3
6.9
4.6
5.1
5.2
DLF/MM
Alison
7.4
7.3
6.8
7.5
7.2
6.2
7.1
5.6
5.5
DLF/MM
Eventus
7.5
7.8
5.9
7.7
7.2
6.4
7.0
5.5
5.9
DSV/BAR
Chloe
7.5
7.5
6.1
7.6
7.2
6.2
6.2
5.1
5.4
DLF
Barzico
7.0
7.0
7.3
7.3
7.2
6.0
6.0
5.3
5.3
BAR
Estelle
7.6
7.6
5.6
7.8
7.1
5.7
5.5
5.0
4.4
OAS/TG
Melisandra (LA)
7.0
7.7
6.6
7.3
7.1
4.7
7.4
5.1
5.1
DLF
Shazam
7.5
7.1
6.6
7.4
7.1
5.0
6.7
5.1
5.2
RAGT
Etienna
6.9
7.2
7.2
7.1
7.1
5.8
6.5
5.3
5.8
DLF
Escapade
7.3
7.7
6.1
7.4
7.1
6.0
6.3
5.7
5.9
G/SMFR
Europitch
7.1
7.4
6.5
7.3
7.1
5.3
6.6
5.0
5.7
DSV
Saopaulo (LA)
7.5
7.3
6.0
7.4
7.0
5.4
6.7
5.4
5.6
DLF/MM
Gianna
7.5
7.0
6.3
7.5
7.0
7.3
7.4
5.0
5.5
OAS/TG
EG Resistus
7.1
7.2
6.8
7.0
7.0
4.8
6.5
5.8
6.1
DSV
Chardin
7.2
7.5
5.9
7.5
7.0
7.3
7.3
4.9
5.3
DLF/JNS
Gildara
7.4
7.3
5.8
7.5
7.0
4.6
5.3
5.9
6.1
DLF/JNS
Barbasten
7.3
6.7
6.7
7.3
7.0
5.4
6.5
5.0
5.3
BAR
Claudine
7.1
7.0
6.9
7.0
7.0
4.8
6.3
5.2
5.6
DLF
Altivo
7.6
7.0
6.0
7.4
7.0
6.7
7.8
4.4
5.7
BAR
Acapulco (LA)
6.7
7.1
7.1
7.0
7.0
5.3
7.8
5.6
5.2
DLF/MM
Meara
7.2
7.1
6.5
7.0
6.9
5.4
5.0
5.4
5.7
DLF
Eurocool
6.9
6.6
7.4
6.8
6.9
5.4
5.7
4.6
6.4
DSV
Bonnie
7.6
7.3
5.4
7.4
6.9
6.4
6.7
4.9
5.4
TG
Lize
6.9
6.7
7.0
6.9
6.9
5.6
6.5
5.4
6.1
DLF
Mandalay
6.9
6.9
6.6
7.0
6.9
5.9
6.6
5.3
5.8
OAS/TG
Monroe
7.2
7.4
5.6
7.3
6.9
5.1
6.8
6.0
5.8
DLF
Saila
6.7
6.6
7.3
6.8
6.8
5.6
6.1
4.6
5.0
DLF/JNS
Django (LA)
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.9
6.8
5.9
6.7
5.3
5.0
RAGT
Malibu
6.7
7.4
6.4
6.8
6.8
4.5
6.2
5.1
6.0
DLF/MM
Antonella
7.0
7.0
6.2
7.0
6.8
5.7
6.6
5.5
5.8
TG
RGT Klaxon
7.5
6.7
5.8
7.3
6.8
8.2
6.7
5.7
5.6
RAGT
Morisot
7.2
6.9
5.8
7.2
6.8
6.7
6.7
5.3
4.8
OAS/TG
Evelyn (LA)
6.9
7.1
5.9
7.2
6.8
6.3
7.0
5.1
4.7
DLF/TG
Carnac
7.5
6.8
5.9
6.8
6.7
6.4
5.8
6.0
5.9
G/SMFR
Lamar (LA)
6.8
6.6
6.4
7.0
6.7
6.4
6.1
4.9
5.6
DSV
Venice
7.0
6.8
6.4
6.6
6.7
7.8
6.6
4.9
5.4
DLF/MM
Baromario
6.9
6.9
6.0
6.9
6.7
4.9
5.2
5.2
6.1
BAR
Ethan
7.1
6.9
5.5
7.3
6.7
6.4
6.5
4.5
5.5
DSV
Dickens 1
7.1
6.9
5.6
7.1
6.7
6.0
5.4
5.7
5.5
DLF/JNS
Duparc
7.2
6.6
5.6
7.1
6.6
8.0
6.5
5.2
5.1
OAS/TG
Vesuvius
7.0
6.5
5.9
7.0
6.6
6.3
6.8
5.3
5.4
G
Martinella
6.9
6.5
6.3
6.8
6.6
6.6
5.3
5.3
5.5
DLF
EuroCordus
6.8
6.5
6.3
6.8
6.6
6.4
6.1
5.8
5.5
DSV
Groundforce
6.8
7.0
5.8
6.9
6.6
6.0
7.3
5.0
6.3
ICL
Eurobeat
6.8
6.8
5.9
7.0
6.6
5.2
2.8
5.4
5.6
DSV
Barcristalla
7.1
6.2
6.4
6.7
6.6
5.8
5.8
6.4
6.7
BAR
Gladys
7.0
6.8
5.4
7.3
6.6
5.6
6.2
4.9
5.5
DLF/MM
Annecy
6.6
6.4
6.8
6.5
6.6
6.0
6.3
5.2
5.3
DLF/MM
Lautrec
6.9
6.6
5.8
7.0
6.6
6.8
6.5
5.9
5.3
DLF
Melbourne
6.9
6.8
5.8
6.7
6.6
5.5
6.9
5.0
5.8
DLF/MM
Mercitwo
6.4
6.6
6.7
6.5
6.5
6.6
8.1
4.9
5.4
OAS/TG
Lionel
6.8
6.3
6.2
6.7
6.5
5.4
2.6
5.4
5.7
DLF/JNS
Greenway
6.5
6.7
5.8
6.5
6.4
5.9
5.8
5.9
6.0
OAS/TG
Alboka
6.5
6.1
6.5
6.4
6.4
6.8
6.7
6.8
6.1
RAGT/BAR
Eurosport
6.9
6.4
5.2
6.9
6.4
6.0
5.1
5.4
5.6
DSV
Calico
6.7
6.6
5.4
6.7
6.3
4.7
5.6
5.8
6.3
SMFR/G
Barlicum
6.6
7.1
4.9
6.7
6.3
5.4
5.8
5.4
5.1
BAR
Beckham
6.5
6.2
5.8
6.7
6.3
6.6
5.4
5.3
4.7
DSV
Turfdreamer (LA)
6.0
6.0
7.0
6.1
6.3
8.6
6.5
6.8
6.0
DSV
Cleopatra
6.3
6.0
6.4
6.4
6.3
5.8
6.1
5.1
5.6
DLF
Eurodiamond
6.2
6.4
6.1
6.3
6.3
4.9
4.2
5.6
5.7
DSV
Coletta
6.0
5.9
7.0
6.1
6.3
6.2
7.1
5.2
5.6
G
Cyrena
6.2
6.1
6.4
6.3
6.3
5.4
6.5
5.3
5.5
DLF/MM
Sirtaky
6.9
6.2
5.2
6.5
6.2
7.0
6.3
5.7
5.2
RAGT
Vermillion
6.3
6.2
5.7
6.4
6.1
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.4
FF
AberWin
6.9
6.6
4.2
6.8
6.1
5.7
6.5
5.2
5.5
G
Pascal
6.1
5.8
6.7
5.9
6.1
6.9
6.0
6.6
6.4
DSV
Greensky
6.0
6.2
6.4
5.8
6.1
5.9
6.0
5.4
4.9
OAS/TG
Barorlando
6.3
6.1
5.7
6.2
6.1
5.7
6.5
5.7
6.4
BAR
Berlioz 1
6.1
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.1
5.7
4.8
5.7
5.6
DLF/TG
Pollen
6.4
5.8
5.7
6.2
6.0
7.0
6.4
6.0
5.9
DSV
Fandango
6.4
5.8
5.5
6.3
6.0
6.4
6.9
6.4
5.4
BAR
Vulcanus
5.8
5.9
6.6
5.8
6.0
5.7
5.4
7.0
6.4
DSV
Transate
5.8
5.5
5.8
5.9
5.8
7.2
6.2
6.2
6.1
DSV
Essence
5.6
6.2
5.7
5.4
5.7
4.3
5.9
6.1
5.6
DLF
Columbine
5.5
5.7
5.4
5.8
5.6
5.6
5.3
6.0
5.4
DLF/TG
Passion
5.9
5.7
5.2
5.7
5.6
6.7
5.7
5.9
5.4
DLF/MM
Platinum
5.5
5.5
6.0
5.3
5.6
5.9
5.9
7.3
6.5
DLF
Esquire
5.3
4.9
6.7
5.2
5.5
6.0
5.7
6.9
6.9
DLF
Jubilee EG
5.4
5.7
5.8
5.1
5.5
4.9
5.6
5.9
6.1
DSV
Turfgold
5.2
5.2
6.2
5.3
5.5
5.7
6.2
6.7
6.3
DSV
Eterlou
5.1
4.9
6.0
5.1
5.3
5.9
5.1
6.7
6.7
DSV
Minnelli (LA)
8.3
8.4
6.3
8.4
7.9
7.7
4.7
6.3
DLF/MM
Flanell
8.0
7.5
7.0
7.9
7.6
7.8
5.2
6.0
DSV
Euromagic (LA)
7.9
8.2
5.6
7.8
7.4
5.6
4.9
5.6
DSV
Bargkamp (LA)
6.8
7.3
5.5
7.2
6.7
6.6
5.0
5.1
BAR
Reybann (LA)
7.2
7.1
4.5
7.5
6.6
6.2
4.6
5.7
DSV
Hecata (LA)
6.3
6.2
5.6
6.3
6.1
5.5
7.8
7.1
DSV
Vernon (LA)
5.8
5.9
6.3
5.9
6.0
6.1
6.6
6.2
DSV
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BAR Barenbrug UK Ltd.
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P.O.Box 40-4190 CA Geldermalsen Koeweistraat 4- 4181 CD Waardenburg The Netherlands
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Woodview Road, Paignton Devon TQ4 7NG
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ZA Les Pains, 49320 Les Alleuds, France
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