Post Falls, Idaho
April 20, 2007
New data posted to the internet in
March by the National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP),
showed Jacklin Seed
bluegrasses in a commanding lead in the first full year of the
new trial results. The latest trial was planted in August 2005
and contains 110 mostly new varieties evaluated at 18 university
locations from coast to coast. This spring’s data marks the
first results from the new test.
Of the 15 top-performing entries in the trial, 13 were bred by
Jacklin Seed. These 13 included 8 new experimental varieties
Jacklin Seed developed specifically for this test.
“The results show we’re headed in the right direction,” says
Doug Brede, Jacklin Seed’s Research Director. “Eight of the 10
new experimentals we entered scored in the top 15.” Brede does
the bluegrass and bentgrass breeding himself. His research team
works on 9 other grass species.
“This is the third consecutive NTEP that Jacklin varieties have
dominated turf quality,” he says. Jacklin varieties monopolized
the top of the trial in the 1995-1999 and 2000-2005 studies as
well.
In addition to experimentals, Jacklin Seed entered several
variety “standards” into the trial, the highest ranking of which
was NuGlade in the new results.
Results released to date are
labeled as “preliminary,” since one or two additional sites are
expected to submit scores in the coming weeks.
Full data should appear on the
www.ntep.org website by May. |
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