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“Hit the High
Notes”
Rendition: it's
not just another pretty face
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Rendition
tall fescue has been bred to
provide a dense, very dark green and exceptionally
attractive turf. Unlike tall fescues of old, ones that have
wide, coarse blades and open stands, Rendition
produces a thick, dense lawn, with soft thinner leaves.
Rendition is both nice on the eyes and the
feet!
Dark, Lush
and Disease Resistant Dark!
Rendition
is a result of selections and
synthetic crosses from 22 elite germplasms collected at
Rutgers University in Maryland and at the breeder’s Oregon
research farm. Further screening of the offspring plants was
made based on very dwarf growth habit, turf quality,
straight growth form, very dark green color, rust
resistance, stress resistance and disease resistance. Rendition
produces healthy turf!
Rendition has good
resistance to Rhizoctonia brown patch, pink patch and crown
rust. Thanks to a high level of
endophyte, Rendition
provides its own natural resistance to insects, including
sod webworms, bluegrass billbugs, chinch bugs and army
worms.
A Real Winner!
Trial results are indicating
that Rendition performs well from Coast to Coast. At
independent trials on sod farms in both Fresno, CA and
Dayton, OH, Rendition was amongst the very top varieties in
both turf quality and color.
Whether for sod, athletic
fields, new lawns, or other professional applications, Rendition is a sure
bet!
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1999 Trial - Rutgers University, NJ
2001 Brown Patch Results |
1999 Trial - Ohio Sod Farm
2000 Trial Results |
2001 Trial - Fresno, CA
2002 Trial Results |
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Selected
Varieties |
Disease
Aug. 2001 |
’00-01
Quality |
Top 5
Varieties |
Color |
Texture |
2-yr Ave.
Quality |
Top 10
Varieties |
Color |
2-yr Ave.
Quality |
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Titan Ltd. |
5.7 |
4.4 |
SR8600 |
7.00 |
6.50 |
8.0 |
Millennium |
6.83 |
6.62 |
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Rendition |
5.3 |
4.9 |
Rendition |
6.70 |
6.30 |
7.9 |
Rendition |
6.83 * |
6.54 |
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Plantation |
5.0 |
5.1 |
Crewcut II |
7.00 |
6.30 |
7.4 |
SR8600 |
6.50 |
6.42 |
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Kentucky 31 |
4.0 |
1.2 |
Titan Ltd. |
6.70 |
6.30 |
7.0 |
Crewcut 2 |
6.33 |
6.42 |
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Shortstop |
3.7 |
3.9 |
SR8210 |
6.00 |
5.70 |
6.7 |
Arid II |
6.67 |
6.33 |
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* 6.83 was the darkest color rating given |
Nationwide Performance
Rendition
is in the latest National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP)
trials at over 30 locations throughout the United States.
The following chart indicates categories where Rendition is
scoring statistically equal to the highest rated entry.
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NTEP Performance
Data |
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03 |
04 |
05 |
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Categories
Statistically Equal To The Highest Rated
Variety |
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Quality Under Traffic - St Louis |
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X |
X |
X |
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Quality Under Stress - Neb. |
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X |
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Quality at 1.5-2" cut |
X |
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Quality - Northeast |
X |
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Quality - MidAtlantic |
X |
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Quality - Transition |
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X |
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Quality - Midwest |
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X |
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Quality - North Central |
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X |
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Qualtity- Upper West/Mtn |
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X |
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Quality - Southeast |
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X |
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Quality - Southwest |
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X |
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Quality - Mountain |
X |
X |
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Quality - Semi-Arid |
X |
X |
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Quality - Pacific |
X |
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Quality - Southern |
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X |
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Spring Density |
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X |
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Summer Density |
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X |
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Spring Ground Cover |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Summer Ground Cover |
X |
X |
X |
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Fall Ground Cover under stress |
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X |
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Fall Ground Cover |
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X |
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X |
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Fall Color (Sept) |
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X |
X |
X |
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Fall Color (Oct) |
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X |
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Fall Color (Nov) |
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X |
X |
X |
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Fall Color (Dec) |
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X |
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X |
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Drought Tolerance - wilting |
X |
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Brown Patch - warm temp. |
X |
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Brown Patch - NC |
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X |
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Brown Patch - VA |
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X |
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Brown Patch - Ark. |
X |
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X |
X |
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Percent Weeds |
X |
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Seedhead Rating |
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X |
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Canopy Height - low |
X |
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Pink Patch Resistance |
X |
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Typhula Blight |
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X |
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Gray Snow Mold |
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X |
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Pythium |
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X |
X |
X |
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Leaf Spot |
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X |
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NTEP Performance
Data |
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03 |
04 |
05 |
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Location Where
Statistically Equal To The Highest
Quality Rating |
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Auburn, AL |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Fayetteville, AR |
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X |
X |
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Riverside, CA |
X |
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X |
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Griffin, GA |
X |
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X |
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Ames,IA |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Carbondale, IL |
X |
X |
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Urbana,IL |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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W. Layfayette, IN |
X |
X |
X |
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Wichita, KS |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Lexington, KY |
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X |
X |
X |
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Amherst, MA |
X |
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X |
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College Park, MD |
X |
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E. Lansing, MI |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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E. Lansing, MI (traffic) |
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X |
X |
X |
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Columbia, MO |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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St. Louis, MO (traffic) |
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X |
X |
X |
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Raleigh, NC |
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X |
X |
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Mead, NE |
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X |
X |
X |
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Mead, NE (traffic) |
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X |
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New Brunswick, NJ (traffic) |
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X |
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Las Cruces, NM |
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X |
X |
X |
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Ithica, NY |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Stillwater, OK |
X |
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Univ. Park, PA |
X |
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Dallas, TX |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Lubbock, TX |
X |
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Logan, UT |
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X |
X |
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Blacksburg, VA |
X |
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X |
X |
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Pullman, WA |
X |
X |
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Puyallup, WA |
X |
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X |
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Madison, WI |
X |
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X |
X |
Complete results available at
www.ntep.org |
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