4TURF® IS BRED FOR STADIUMS AND OTHER GREAT SPORTS PITCHES As a groundsman, you have high standards. You want to produce a perfect pitch because that’s what your athletes and spectators expect. At the same time you require a turf that’s easily maintained for lower input costs. 4turf® was bred for groundsmen; it gives you the performance characteristics you’re looking for when managing your pitch. This unique turf-type tetraploid perennial ryegrass provides rapid establishment, good growth in cool temperatures, and better environmental stress-tolerance against drought and diseases. 4turf® – resilience and stress-tolerance as standard Diploid and tetraploid plants have ryegrasses are a technological step DLF has been breeding resilient tetraploid differing numbers of chromosomes in forward. They perform better because varieties for many years. They show better their cell nuclei. Diploid plants have two they have twice as many chromosome stress-tolerance and an improved ability sets of chromosomes in each cell; sets and therefore twice as much to recover, even in cooler temperatures. tetraploid plants have four. Historically, chloroplast in each cell. The extra perennial ryegrasses bred for amenity use chloroplast boosts chlorophyll production, have been diploid. Tetraploid perennial creating a healthier, high-energy plant. Proven performance you can trust 4turf® out-perform diploid perennial ryegrasses in numerous ways. They have larger, high-energy seeds for rapid establishment, even when soil tempera- tures are as low as 4°C. Rapid establish- ment reduces weed invasion, while low-temperature winter growth gives you a healthier, more resilient pitch all year round. Beneath the surface, the increased root mass improves drought-tolerance and increases the efficiency with which the plant uses nitrogen. The increased root volume will also complement the new hybrid fibre-based pitches.
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