The Programs
Get with the Program.
Turf-Seed's icon program helps you identify, at a glance, those Turf-Seed varieties with the characteristics you require in the turfgrass you maintain.Click on any of the Icons below to learn more about each program and the Turf-Seed varieties that display the traits you need.
Brown Patch Resistance Program
Reduce the threat of this common fungal disease with Turf-Seed’s brown patch-resistant varieties of tall fescue.
WHAT QUALIFIES TURF-SEED VARIETIES AS BROWN PATCH-RESISTANT?
Because of its exceptional heat and drought tolerance, tall fescue is a popular turfgrass species in the transition zone. Brown patch (Rhizoctonia solani) is a fungal disease common to tall fescue throughout this region.
Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. conducted multiple-year trials under heavy brown patch pressure at its Rolesville, N.C. site to determine which Turf-Seed varieties qualify as brown patch-resistant. Tall fescue varieties designated with the Brown Patch Resistance icon maintained a minimum average rating of 6.0 or greater over multiple trial years under heavy brown patch disease pressure with a rating scale from 1-9, where 9 = no disease and 1 = completely diseased.
RESEARCH & BREEDING WORK
Since 1999, Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. researchers have continued to rate brown patch damage in tall fescue species. The location of the research facility in North Carolina allows them to target tall fescue germplasm with improved brown patch resistance and excellent summer turf performance in warm, humid conditions, where brown patch tends to thrive. Species emerging at the top of the rating charts are used to breed new tall fescue varieties for a continually improved level of brown patch resistance.