Tall fescue

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Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea)

Cultivar Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Slow regrowth Visual Merit Mean Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Regenerate 8.2 6.8 7.6 7.7 7.6 6.8 6.6 DSV
RGT Nuance 7.9 8.3 5.5 8.2 7.5 4.0 4.1 RAGT/BAR
Essential 7.5 7.2 6.9 7.2 7.2 6.9 6.5 OAS/TG
Armani 7.0 7.6 5.3 7.1 6.7 4.9 4.4 OAS/TG
Melyane 7.2 6.8 6.0 6.9 6.7 5.0 5.1 DSV
Granditte 7.3 5.7 6.9 6.5 6.6 7.0 6.7 OAS/TG
Barcesar 6.7 7.1 5.8 6.6 6.6 5.3 5.0 BAR
Greenheaven 6.5 5.3 7.7 5.9 6.4 6.7 6.8 ICL
Debussy 1 6.3 5.9 6.5 6.3 6.3 7.1 7.1 DLF/JNS
Foxhound 5.9 5.5 6.6 5.4 5.9 7.3 7.2 DLF
Turfway 6.0 5.7 6.4 5.4 5.9 7.4 7.1 TG
Grande ll 5.7 5.4 5.3 5.6 5.5 6.5 6.6 OAS/TG
Starlett 5.2 4.8 5.6 5.3 5.2 6.3 6.1 DLF

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