Strong creeping red fescue

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Strong creeping red fescue (Festuca rubra rubra)

Cultivar Shoot Density Visual Merit Mean Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Laverda 6.1 6.2 6.1 4.6 5.2 6.2 DLF/JNS
Jazzy (LA) 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.0 5.1 5.3 RAGT
Rosmerta (LA) 6.0 5.8 5.9 5.5 5.9 6.8 DSV
Rossinante 5.8 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.5 DLF/JNS
Barrisse 5.7 5.9 5.8 6.5 5.9 5.2 BAR
Hastings 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.2 5.1 5.3 OAS/TG
Runa 5.6 5.8 5.7 5.0 5.4 5.6 DLF
Maracas (LA) 5.6 5.4 5.5 4.8 5.2 5.3 BAR
Sergei 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.1 5.8 6.0 BAR/DLF
Joshua 5.5 5.0 5.3 4.6 5.1 5.7 DLF/MM
Benji 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.2 6.9 6.2 DLF/MM
Rockefeller (LA) 5.1 5.3 5.2 4.8 6.4 5.5 DSV
Ryder 5.3 5.0 5.1 4.3 6.7 5.8 DSV
Heidrun 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.2 6.1 5.8 DLF/MM
Barjessica 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.6 5.4 7.3 BAR
Polka 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 6.3 5.5 BAR
Mellori 5.0 4.9 5.0 4.9 7.3 6.7 DSV
Quintet 4.8 5.1 4.9 4.7 5.4 5.2 RAGT
Magitte 4.8 5.0 4.9 4.6 7.5 6.7 DSV
Jasperina 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.2 7.0 6.8 DSV
Corail 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.8 6.0 6.0 DLF/MM
Barustic 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.0 5.7 6.0 BAR
Dipper 4.3 4.2 4.3 4.1 6.7 5.6 DSV
Maxima 1 4.0 4.1 4.1 4.7 6.9 5.9 DLF
Kolossos 4.0 4.0 4.0 2.6 7.4 7.2 DLF
Record 3.9 3.9 3.9 3.7 8.7 7.9 DSV
Relevant 3.9 3.9 3.9 5.1 5.6 5.5 DSV
Boreal 3.2 3.5 3.3 3.9 4.9 4.9 Fa*

(LA) = Limited availability
Fa* = Freely available

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