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.
Shade Tolerance Program
Provide a strong and healthy stand of turf in tough-to-maintain shaded areas with our hardy shade-tolerant program varieties.
WHAT QUALIFIES TURF-SEED VARIETIES AS SHADE-TOLERANT?
Many turfgrass species naturally grow well in shady areas, but growing dense, consistent, disease-free grasses in shade can be challenging. To solve this problem, researchers at Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. developed turf trials under intense shade conditions to determine which varieties tolerate low-light conditions the best. Varieties with a turf quality rating 5.0 or higher for at least one or more years, which have survived multiple years in intense deciduous shade, qualify for the Shade Tolerance icon.
RESEARCH & BREEDING WORK
The Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. research facility in Oregon dedicates a large area to ongoing shade trials. Varieties are established under a dense canopy of trees, allowing researchers to identify those varieties that perform well in low light. Since 2001, Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. researchers have rated tall fescue and fine fescue trials seeded and maintained under low-light conditions. The trials were maintained at a 2" mowing height and evaluations were made on a 1-9 scale, with 9 being ideal. Varieties at the top of the rating charts are used to breed new varieties with improved shade tolerance.
