FASTER ESTABLISHMENT CUTS PRODUCTION TIME AND CROWDS OUT WEEDS The greater energy reserves within 4turf®’s larger seeds support stronger, faster turf establishment and healthy plant development. This cuts your production time and extends your turf-growing season. 4turf® varieties will even germinate at temperatures as low as 4°C. Faster plant growth helps fight weed invasion at the critical establishment phase, and provides you with a more cost-effective and healthy turf. GERMINATION AT 4°C – SOWING DATE NOVEMBER 21 ST % Germination 80% 70% 60% 50% 40% 30% 20% 10% 0% 03/dec 06/dec 10/dec 4turf ® Diploid perennial ryegrass 13/dec STRONGER ROOTING FOR ENHANCED STRESS-TOLERANCE AND LESS WATERING 4turf® needs less water during a drought. Its larger root system and natural water reserves help it stay greener for longer. This cuts your maintenance costs and makes for more sustainable turf production. 4turf® varieties are not just drought-tolerant, they also recover faster when the rain returns. Drought trials conducted in the Loire Valley in France confirmed that 4turf® varieties were significantly more drought- tolerant than diploid perennial ryegrasses. EXCEPTIONAL DISEASE-RESISTANCE FOR REDUCED MAINTENANCE AND PESTICIDE APPLICATIONS 4turf®’s larger energy reserves significantly increase the plant’s natural disease- resistance. This valuable characteristic helps you maintain a healthy looking turf with less use of pesticides, which makes your turf production cheaper and easier to maintain. Independent researchers (for GEVES in France and SCANTURF in Scandinavia) recorded excellent resistance to Microdochium patch, red thread and rust diseases. Independent researchers from other national lists (STRI in the United Kingdom and Grasgidsin the Netherlands) repeated these trials, and also measured exceptional resistance to red thread. Perennial ryegrass 2n
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