Who Put the XRE in the Trophy

Dr. Leah Brilman, Research Director at Seed Research of Oregon, is the acknowledged expert in the turfgrass industry on the development of turf-type tall fescues with “eXtreme Rhizome Expression”. This genetic trait gives many of the Seed Research of Oregon varieties the ability to develop rhizomes over time, contributing to wear tolerance and recuperative ability in this species. Dr. Brilman stresses that this significant trait is only “part of the package” – turf-type tall fescues must first have good turf quality, combined with disease and stress tolerance in order to be accepted by the demands on today’s turfgrass manager. With hundreds of turf-type tall fescue varieties being produced in the USA, all with varying traits and abilities, it can be overwhelming to choose a good variety for a new or renovated project.

Seed Research of Oregon’s agronomic staff believes strongly in blending multiple varieties to gain superior genetic advantages and give high performance on any project with varying conditions. Combining the best of our top performing rhizome-expression tall fescue varieties in a blend, greatly improves the odds for the turfgrass manager trying to maintain a healthy turf surface under adverse conditions. TROPHY XRE Turf-Type Tall Fescue Blend was designed specifically with this in mind – giving today’s turf manager a superior product for use on any project in the tall fescue zone. This dark green blend of rhizomatous turf-type tall fescue varieties gives faster recovery from wear, along with high marks for color, texture, density and disease resistance.

This NEW product added to the SR line, gives SR distributors a similar, high-performance product to the Defiance XRE in our Royal & TurfOne product lines. Call today for pricing and availability.

For a more detailed article on rhizome expression in turf tall fescues:
http://www.sroseed.com/resources/pdfs/articles/CreepingTallFescuesGCM.pdf

Download the tech sheet on the Trophy XRE