4turf® - for the future “ Tetraploids were first seen in a lawn grass situation over 25 years ago when the standard of turf quality in general was not as high. What is new is that this new generation of varieties I have developed are able to compete in performance and appearance with the best modern standard varieties. It has taken me over 20 years to achieve this. Even that first variety many years ago exhibited improved stress tolerance and this is what has motivated me as a breeder to continue improving and refining 4turf®. 4turf® will open new horizons in Perennial ryegrass breeding. Christophe Galbrun · Seed breeder “ All year round stress tolerance Cold tolerance No. 1 in general turf quality Drought tolerance When we say that 4turf® has exeptional winter performance this is no idle boast. Trials from Finland show Fabian has a superior winter hardiness - and 4turf® is also number one in general turf quality within the Scandinavian independent and official Scanturf trials. Results from our drought trials in France in the Loire Valley show how much more the 4turf® varieties are tolerant to drought than traditional varieties. As the graph shows 4turf varieties have index 133 compared to traditional varieties with index 100. Not only are 4turf® varieties more tolerant they also recover quicker from drought when the rains come. Winter survival of plants, % Index WINTER HARDINESS IN EXTREME CONDITIONS SCANDINAVIAN TURF TRIALS FROM YLISTARO IN FINLAND 100% 140 90% Documented 80% winter 120 hardiness 70% 100 60% 80 50% 40% 60 30% 40 20% 10% 20 itional 1 itional 2 itional 3 rf® itional 4 itional 5 rad ariety Trad ariety Trad ariety 4tu Trad ariety Trad ariety Tv v v v v DROUGHT TOLERANCE TRIALS FROM LES ALLEUDS IN FRANCE SUMMER 2015 index 2N turf® dex 44N in
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