Tall fescue

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Table L8

Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Slow regrowth Visual Merit Mean Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
RGT Nuance 8.0 8.4 5.2 8.3 7.5 3.8 4.1 RAGT/BAR
Essential 7.4 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.5 OAS/TG
Armani 6.8 7.5 5.5 7.0 6.7 4.9 4.5 OAS/TG
Melyane 7.2 6.7 6.0 6.8 6.7 5.0 5.1 DSV
Barcesar 6.7 7.2 5.8 6.6 6.6 5.4 5.0 BAR
Granditte 7.2 5.8 6.9 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.7 OAS/TG
Debussy 1 6.6 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.4 7.1 7.2 DLF/JNS
Meandre 5.8 6.1 6.1 5.8 6.0 5.3 5.9 DSV
Foxhound 5.9 5.5 6.7 5.4 5.9 7.3 7.2 DLF
Turfway 5.9 5.7 6.4 5.4 5.9 7.4 7.1 TG
Grande ll 5.7 5.4 5.4 5.6 5.5 6.5 6.6 OAS/TG
Starlett 5.4 4.8 5.3 5.3 5.2 6.2 6.0 DLF
Regenerate 8.9 6.4 7.4 7.7 7.6 6.9 6.6 DSV
Greenheaven 6.6 4.7 7.6 5.4 6.1 6.6 6.7 ICL

Bold = New cultivars

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