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Kentucky bluegrasses. Classification and Uses. Types of Kentucky Bluegrasses. Compact Types CELA Type Compact BVMG Type Midnight Shamrock type America Cheri Type Aggressive Type Julia Type Bellevue Type Common Type Mid-Atlantic Type Other Type .
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Kentucky bluegrasses Classification and Uses
Types of KentuckyBluegrasses • Compact Types CELA Type • Compact BVMG Type • Midnight Shamrock type • America Cheri Type • Aggressive Type Julia Type • Bellevue Type Common Type • Mid-Atlantic Type Other Type
Compact TypesCompact, Midnight, America • Low, compact growth • High quality turf • 1/2 inch cutting height • Excellent resistance to leaf spot • Long winter dormancy • Variable under summer stress • Often purple winter color
Compact Type Cultivars • SR 2109 P-105 • SRX 27921 Ram I • SRX 2114 Platini • Pp H7929 Indigo • Moonlight Glade • Blackstone Alpine • Blacksburg Apex • Wildwood
Midnight Type • Characteristics of compact type • Very dark green color • Late spring green-up • Good heat tolerance • Susceptible to powdery mildew • Variable resistance to summer patch
Midnight Type Cultivars • Arcadia Rugby II • Award Impact • Midnight Total Eclipse • Liberator Quantum Leap • Odyssey Absolute • NuGlade
America Type • Characteristics of compact type • Finer leaf, higher density • Moderate winter dormancy • Moderate summer recovery • High summer patch resistance • Resistant to powdery mildew • Good in shade
America Type Cultivars • Showcase Apollo • SR 2284 Brilliant • SRX 2394 Langara • America Unique • Many experimentals in new NTEP
Aggressive Type • Aggressive lateral growth • High shoot density • Very wear tolerant • Quickly knit sod and repair • May predominate in blend • Variable in other characteristics
Aggressive Type Cultivars • SRX 26351 P-104 • Northstar A-34 • Touchdown Mystic • Limousine
Bellevue Type • Medium growth and shoot density • Medium wide leaves • Excellent winter color • Early spring green-up • Stemmy in spring • Moderate recovery from summer • Good leaf spot, stripe smut resistance • Susceptible to billbugs
Bellevue Type Cultivars • Parade Freedom • Bellevue Dawn • Suffolk Trenton • Georgetown Banff • Classic Haga
Mid-Atlantic Type • Deep, extensive roots and rhizomes • Vigorous turf and medium-high density • High summer stress tolerance • Early spring green-up • Good winter performance • Rapid recovery from disease • Leaf spot susceptible except • SR 2000 and Preakness
Mid-Atlantic Type Cultivars • SR 2000 Livingston • Monopoly Bel-21 • Preakness Plush • Eagleton Wabash
CELA Type • Better spring green-up than compact • Less stemmy than Bellevue • Good turf quality • Good stripe smut, leaf spot resistance • Variable winter performance
CELA Type Cultivars • Challenger Adelphi • Eclipse Jefferson • Liberty
BVMG Type • High seed yields • Medium-good turf • Stripe smut susceptible • Medium low growth • Medium wide leaves • Very stemmy turf • Poor winter performance • Billbug susceptible
BVMG Type Cultivars • Baron Nassau • Victa Raven • Merit Marquis • Gnome BlueChip • Dragon Fortuna • Abbey Goldrush • BlueStar Crest • Cannon - better winter color
Shamrock Type • Moderate winter color • Good resistance to leaf spot • Good turf quality and sod strength • Billbug susceptible • High seed yields • Less stemmy than BVMG types • Summer performance variable
Shamrock Type Cultivars • SR 2100 • Shamrock • Champagne • Parkland
Cheri Type • Good Turf Quality • Medium low growth, density and leaf width • Good resistance to stripe smut • Good sod strength • Moderate resistance to leaf spot • High seed yields • Less stemmy than BVMG • Moderate winter dormancy
Cheri Type Cultivars • SRX QG245 - Quick germ selection • Cheri • Sydsport • Cobalt • Serene
Julia Type • High turf quality • High density • Good summer performance • Moderate winter performance • Good leaf spot, stripe smut resistance • Susceptible to brown patch, dollar spot
Julia Type Cultivars • Julia • Caliber • Ikone
Common Type (Midwest Ecotypes) • Erect growth and narrow leaf blades • Good summer stress tolerance • (may go dormant) • High leaf spot susceptibility • Poor winter color and performance • Early seed production • Good for soil stabilization/conservation
Common Type (Midwest Ecotypes) • Kenblue Huntsville • S-21 Park • Geary Piedmont • Alene Greenley • Ginger Garfield • South Dakota Cert
Other Type • Cultivars intermediate between • two types • Cultivars with less information • known about (Unclassified)
Other Type Cultivars • Cynthia - fine leaf, upright, wear and 1/2 inch cut tolerant, summer patch resistant • Fairfax - early spring-green up, drought, • wear and 1/2 inch cut tolerant • Pp H7832 - Julia X Baron hybrid • Freedom II • Many additional cultivars
SR 1119 Creeping Bentgrass • Developed by Dr. Leah Brilman • Seed Research • Released : 1997 • Germplasm : 5 clones selected from Providence, 10 years • in development
SR 1119 Creeping Bentgrass • High dollar spot resistance • High heat tolerance • High brown patch resistance • Upright growth, fine texture • Dark color, dense growth • Early spring green-up • Fast establishing