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Turfgrasses for Professionals

Varieties with the best performance in University of Padua tests

Trampling resistance Low maintenance

Sunny turfgrass Shade tolerance

Water savings

High aesthetic quality

Optimal

Discouraged

Possible with due maintenance care (irrigation, adversity management)

Sowing season legend:

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TOP CLASS MIXTURES Extreme Blue 8

Sportplay 9

Emme 10

Esse 11

Rigenervit Prof New 12

Extensive, Finegreen, Twin Seed 13

Festumix, Sportfield Regeneration,

Winter Sportfield Regeneration 14

TOP CLASS 4 SOD MIXTURES Sportplay SR 16

Forte New Plus 17

Az. Blue Plus 18

Blue Lex Plus 18

Special Sod 19

Bluegrass Mix 19

COOL-SEASON SPECIES POA PRATENSIS 20 Nublue Plus, Bedazzled, Marauder

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA 21 Rhambler SRP, Firenza, Lexington AT, Thunderstruck

LOLIUM PERENNE 22 Azimuth, Presidio, Pizzazz 2, Double Time, Double, Axcella, New Orleans, Corsica, Ecologic, Fancy

AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA 25 Pinehurst, LS44, Penncross

WARM-SEASON SPECIES CYNODON DACTYLON 26 Black Jack, Bermuda Top Blend

PASPALUM VAGINATUM 26 Seaspray

PASPALUM NOTATUM (Bahia grass) 27 Paspalum notatum

PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM (Kikuyu grass) 27 Whittet

DICHONDRA REPENS 26 Dicondra

Company presentation

Padana Sementi Elette research

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is a company that has been manufacturing and marketing seeds for 3 generations, and has been committed to the professional turfgrass sector for the last 20 years, constantly striving to improve. The results achieved thanks to this commitment have been translated into high quality products that are marked:

TOP CLASS professional turfgrasses.

PADANA SEMENTI ELETTE

The factors that distinguish TOP CLASS products are summarised in the following points:

TOP CLASS line products were conceived by constantly innovative-oriented work. Partnerships with external research laboratories were strategic for this purpose that allowed reliable and stringent results to be achieved, essential in selecting the best varieties and offering continuously innovative solutions.

Even the most recent American varieties, in fact, must be tested in our environmental conditions to check not only their adaptability but also their suitability for increasingly more sustainable turf management.

Tests and experimental projects have been in progress for the last eight years at the University of Padua that have led to top level scientific results. In 2014, some of these, that will be an essential reference for the future of mixtures with tall fescue, were published in the leading American scientific magazine Crop Science (Macolino, S.; Pignata, G.; Giolo, M.; Richardson, M.. Species Succession and Turf Quality of Tall Fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass Mixtures as Affected By Mowing Height. Crop Sci. 2014. 54:1220–1226).

Thanks to what we learned in the experiment, according to the data we were able to select, data in hand, the best varieties to formulate innovative mixtures that are taking real steps ahead in the ornamental and sports turfgrass sector.

Padana Sementi Elette is the only Italian seed company in the turfgrass sector to implement an efficient QUALITY CONTROL. This occurs by monitoring the entire production chain with two instruments:

• the ISO 9001 certified quality control management system;

• an internal laboratory accredited at CREA-SCS (ex ENSE), with highly qualified personnel to control every incoming seed lot, specifically checking germinability and real purity with specific controls on Poa annua and Lolium multiflorum.

RESEARCH and EXPERIMENTATION

QUALITY CONTROL

Registration Number: IT-45550

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The company has a latest generation mixing and bagging system that guarantees high mixture homogeneity from the first to the last bag and fast and total cleanliness of all elements from one mix to the next (total lack of mix seed contamination with different compositions).

Padana Sementi Elette has entertained significant partnerships over the years on the global level with seed companies, geneticists and research centres.

Organising FIELD DAYS has provided the public with closer looks at the value of research and appreciate the quality of the new crops, while sales and technical staff is always on hand to work with customers in the organisation of technical and training seminars.

Padana Sementi Elette STAFF is the youngest and most dynamic among Italian seed compagnies, able to convey an attractive mix of technical and sales professionalism with their enthusiasm, always ready to assimilate the new needs that emerge from a continuously and quickly changing market in advance. Finding tailored solutions to different customer needs that vary from region to region is the essence of this team's work!

TECHNOLOGY

PARTNERSHIPS

EVENTS

STAFF

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WEB INFO, SOCIAL NETWORKS

- Concentrated bio-activators, directly mixed with seeds, reactivate soil fertility and optimise biological and chemical synthesis organic residue degradation. They also stimulate root growth and efficiency and improve the microbiological soil balance to benefit the lawn.

- They efficiently establish symbiotic activity between helpful micro-organisms and plants, that promote root growth and functions and increase plant resistance to environmental stress.

- They are a combination of:

• mycorrhiza and microbial flora (Glomus spp., Gigaspora, Rhizopogon, Trichoderma spp., Bacillus spp.);

• precious natural enzymatic components (cellulase, hemicellulase, alpha-amylase, beta-amylase, pentosans, gluco-amylase, protease, phosphorylase, pullulanase, pectynase, beta-glucanase, lipase, endochitinase, esochitinase, polyphenol oxidase, etc.);

• active principles of plant origin with high biological activity.

Bioactivated seeds are identified by the colour (see photo) with non-toxic pigments.

Mixtures already combined with mycorrhizal fungi and bio-activators

RIGENERVIT PROF NEW

BLUE LEX PLUS

SPORTPLAY SRAll the other TOP CLASS line mixtures can also be micorrhized upon request.

WHAT ARE BIO-ACTIVATORS?

SEED MIXED WITH MICORRHIZA AND BIO-ACTIVATORS

•They are essential instruments for sustainable turf managementaccording to the National Action Plan.

•Theypromotegrowthandrootfunctionality.•Theyregeneratesoilneartherhizosphere.•Theyimprovemicrobiologicalsoilbalance.•Theyincreaseplantresistancetostressandwaterunbalances.

WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES:

PRODUCTS WITH MYCORRHIZED SEEDS WILL BE MARKED WITH BRAND

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The reduction of chemical and agronomic inputs has become a priority and a need for ornamental turfgrasses. Ahead of the times, Padana Sementi Elette, sensitive to topics of sustainability and reducing environmental impact, in line with that foreseen by PAN, was the first sector company to propose, in 2015, mixtures combined with mycorrhizal fungi.Innovation continues in 2016 with the exclusive offer of mixtures coated with concentrated bio-activator.

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Experimental field at University of Padua

In vitro test, seeds combinated with bio-activators: after only seven days of experimentation, a protective shield against parasitic fungi can be appreciated around the bioactivated seeds.

The parasitic fungi (yellow and black spots) are blocked by antagonistic fungi (white colonies spread from each coated seed) in the not colonized spaces, unlike the untreated sample.

BIO-ACTIVATED SEEDS

UNTREATED SEEDS

TOP CLASS mixtures

EXTREME BLUELow maintenance, high quality!

It is a TOP CLASS mixture because: ✓ It is made up of superior quality tall fescue varieties. Firenza is

a type of rhizomatous with benefits tied to texture and density; Lexington AT has good establishment speed and high tillering production.

✓ It contains Poa Nublue Plus and Pizzazz 2 ryegrass with performance tested in Italy and guaranteed for improved establishment and ground coverage in all seasons.

✓ Creates a quality lawn for gardens with reduced maintenance.

Packages:

Technical notes:

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MAINTENANCE LEVEL: (1 = low; 5 = high)

COLOUR: (1 = light; 5 = very dark)

TEXTURE: (1 = rough; 5 = fine)

IRRIGATION: (1 = low; 5 = high)

ESTABLISHMENT SPEED: (1 = low; 5 = high)

Use:Low maintenance garden or park seeding (it tolerates partial shade), even subject to trampling.Roughs.Regeneration:Recommended with the same mixture or with tall fescue Rhambler SRP/pure Firenza.Recommended mowing height:3-3.5 cm with reel mower; 4-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:30-35 g/m2.

10 kg Top Class paper bag

Sowing season:

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC

Species Variety % weight

% No. of Seeds

FESTUCAARUNDINACEA FIRENZA 40 23

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA LEXINGTON 30 17

LOLIUM PERENNE PIZZAZZ 2 20 14

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 10 46

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Padana Sementi Elette reserves the right to change mixture compositions in this catalogue if deemed necessary for their improvement.

SPORTPLAYThe reliable and resistant Festuca-Poa mixture

It is a TOP CLASS mixture because: ✓ Selected tall fescue varieties contained in the mixture achieve ex-

cellent aesthetic parameters (colour and density) and the high har-diness typical of this species.

✓ Poa Marauder guarantees turf compactness and regenerative capacity.

✓ Formula that also well-adapts to marginal terrains, not usually optimal for lawns establishment.

✓ Suited for environments with lack of water or with poor water qualities (salinity, recycled water).

✓ Excellent resistance to Rhizoctonia solani.

Packages:

Technical notes:






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Use:Garden seeding (even with partial shade), lawns subject to high trampling.Roughs.Regeneration:Recommended with the same mixture or with pure tall fescue (Festumix).Recommended mowing height:3-3.5 cm with reel mower and high maintenance levels; 4-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:35-40 g/m2.


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% No. of Seeds


FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA

DARLINGTON/TALLADEGA 40 23

POA PRATENSIS MARAUDER 10 48

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Top Class mixtures

EMMELow maintenance mixture also suited for shaded lawns

It is a TOP CLASS mixture because: ✓ It is made up of a high percent of superior quality tall fescue

varieties, with excellent colour and texture levels.✓ It is also suited for parks and gardens with heterogeneous

lighting and soil conditions. ✓ It can also be used on more difficult terrains.✓ Recommended for shaded areas.

Packages:

Use:Low maintenance garden or park seeding, even without irrigation. Suited for shady areas.Roughs.Regeneration:Recommended with the same mixture or with pure tall fescue (e.g.: Festumix).Recommended mowing height:3,5-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.

Sowing rate:30-35 g/m2.


Sowing season:


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% No. of Seeds

FESTUCAARUNDINACEA LEXINGTON 30 15

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA

DARLINGTON/TALLADEGA 30 15

LOLIUM PERENNE PRESIDIO 10 6

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 10 42

FESTUCA RUBRA RUBRA KENT 20 21


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ESSE Adaptable and prestigious lawn

It is a TOP CLASS mixture because: ✓ Made up of the best ryegrass (Azimuth) and Poa (Nublue Plus)

varieties that achieve high performance with any maintenance level.

✓ It creates a quality lawn: high density, very fine texture, dark colour.

✓ Ideal for ornamental gardens in cool areas or with the right irrigation, even with intense trampling.

✓ Perfect with sunny exposure, it adapts to partial shade.

Packages:

Use:Prestigious ornamental gardens.

Regeneration:Recommended with RIGENERVIT PROF NEW or pure New Orleans ryegrass.Recommended mowing height:2.5-5 cm.

Sowing rate:25 g/m2.


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% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA. RUBRA COMM.

KING JAMES 10 7

FESTUCA. RUBRA TRIC. PINAFORE 10 7

LOLIUM PERENNE

PRESIDIO/AZIMUTH 55 22

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 25 65


Technical notes:






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Top Class mixtures

RIGENERVIT PROF NEW

The best mixture for regeneration

It is a TOP CLASS mixture because: ✓ It only contains varieties that have the best test performance:

establishment also guaranteed in limiting conditions, with the due care, with late regenerations at the end of the season.

✓ Extremely fast establishment.✓ It contains the innovative New Orleans creeping ryegrass that

further increases the regenerative ability of a thinning lawn.✓ It creates a quality lawn: high density, very fine texture, dark colour✓ Superior trampling resistance.✓ Excellent resistance to fungal diseases, particularly Sclerotinia

and rust.

Packages:

Use:Sports field or very used turf regeneration.Fairway and tee seeding or regeneration.

Recommended mowing height:1.5-2 cm with reel mower; 2-4 cm with rotary mower.

Sowing rate:40 g/m2 in regenerations; 20 g/m2 for new seeding.


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% No. of Seeds

LOLIUM PERENNE

NEW ORLEANS 30 20

LOLIUM PERENNE AZIMUTH 60 38

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 10 42


Technical notes:






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EXTENSIVE

TWIN SEED

FINEGREEN

Mixture that stands out for its low maintenance needs, drought resistance and low fertilization needs.

Formula designed for demanding use to obtain the maximum aesthetic effect, with ex-tremely fine texture and bright green colour. The lawn is enhanced by the right mainte-nance and adapts itself to low mowing, partial shade and trampling.

Technical notes:

Technical notes:

Use:

Use:

Ornamental gardens or large field areas seeding, in hill, mountain or cool areas.

Prestigious ornamental garden seeding.

Sowing rate:25 g/m2

Sowing rate:20 g/m2

Packages:10 kg Top Class paper bag


Sowing season:


Sowing season:


Technical notes:

Use:Ornamental or large lawn seeding, it can also be used for technical grassing given the deep roots.Sowing rate:30 g/m2

Packages:10 kg Top Class paper bagSowing season:



% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA OVINA SWORD 40 38


LOLIUM PERENNE PRESIDIO 10 4

POA PRATENSIS

BLUE SAPPHIRE 10 29



% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA OVINA SWORD 50 73



% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA. RUBRA COMM.

KING JAMES 30 12


AGROSTIS CAPILLARIS HIGHLAND 4 26

AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA PINEHURST 3 20


POA PRATENSIS BLUE SAPPHIRE 5 8

POA PRATENSIS NUBLUE PLUS 10 16

Mixture suited for highly aesthetic quality gardens, even in shady areas. It creates a particularly fine textured and dark coloured turfgrass.




AVAILABLE UPON

REQUEST

AVAILABLE UPON

REQUEST

AVAILABLE UPON

REQUEST

Top Class mixtures

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FESTUMIX

SPORTFIELD REGENERATION

High quality tall fescue American variety blend, to obtain the maximum hardiness and reduce maintenance costs.

High quality perennial ryegrass blend, designed for sports field regeneration with short establishment time and excellent trampling resistance. Creeping ryegrass increases the regeneration ability.

Technical notes:

Technical notes:

Use:

Use:

Public or private lawn seeding, even partially shaded, sports fields, golf course roughs and low maintenance areas.

Regeneration of ornamental gardens, sports fields and all areas subject to intense traffic.

Sowing rate:35-40 g/m2.

Sowing rate:30-40 g/m2 in regenerations;20-25 g/m2 for new seeding.

Packages:10 kg Top Class paper bag.

Packages:10 kg Top Class paper bag.

Sowing season:


Sowing season:



% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA TALLADEGA 20 20

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA FIRENZA 50 50



% No. of Seeds


LOLIUM PERENNE VERONA 30 30




Specie Varietà % in Peso

% N° di Semi

LOLIUM PERENNE

NEW ORLEANS 20 22

LOLIUM PERENNE DOUBLE TIME 50 45


WINTER SPORTFIELD REGENERATIONMixture for winter overseeding

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Padana Sementi Elette intends to offer targeted solutions to sod producers with the TOP CLASS 4 SOD brand, offering high level mixtures that contain:

TOP CLASS 4 SOD mixtures

✓ Latest generation American genetic variety, capable of ready establishment, even in highly limiting conditions;

✓ Very dark coloured variety with a beautiful aesthetic effect;

✓ Easy maintenance varieties with high disease resistance, for the least amount of treatments;

✓ Aggressive varieties able to limit the development of weeds and produce dense sod in the initial months of cultivation;

✓ 0/0 guaranteed purity or SOD QUALITY seed lots to limit costs due to weed management;

Thanks to research, in association with the University of Padua, Padana Sementi Elette has chosen the best American varieties to be included in mixtures dedicated to those who produce sod lawns.

The internal laboratory (accredited with CRA-SCS) checks all incoming seed lots on all these varieties to ensure they meet the required germination and purity parameters, even with specific tests for Poa annua and Lolium multiflorum.

Top Class 4 Sod mixtures

SPORTPLAY SRThe Festuca-Poa mixture that revolutionizes the market

- The single varieties were selected for the best test performance (poa Nublue Plus and rhizamatous tall fescue Rhambler SRP).

- The mixture was thoroughly analysed described the unique features of the association of these two varieties. Specifically:✓ Finer texture and decisively superior density compared to mixtures

with traditional tall fescue.✓ High tolerance to low mowing.✓ Reduced vertical growth that translates into less mowing.✓ Superior composition stability over time.✓ Superior aesthetic effect, with levels very close to a Lolium-Poa mix.✓ Excellent resistance to Rhizoctonia solani.

Packages:

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Use:Sod production (0/0 lot special composition).Garden seeding (even with partial shade), lawns subject to high trampling.Roughs.Regeneration:Recommended with the same mixture or with pure tall fescue Rhambler SRP.Recommended mowing height:2-2.5 cm with reel mower and high maintenance levels; 3.5-4 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:35-40 g/m2.


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% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA

RHAMBLER SRP 90 52

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 10 48


Technical notes:






FORTE NEW PLUSThe superior performance Lolium-Poa mixture!

Forte New Plus represents the evolution of mixtures made up of perennial ryegrass and common meadowgrass: ✓ Creeping New Orleans ryegrass grants exceptional density

even with intense traffic and contributes to the recovery speed.✓ Azimuth guarantees fast establishment and tolerance to stress.✓ Poa Nublue Plus is dark in colour with significant recovery

capacity and superior trampling resistance.✓ The mixture guarantees indubitable technical sports qualities

and a high aesthetic level.✓ 0/0 guaranteed purity.

Packages:

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Use:Sports fields and lawns subject to high trampling. Sod production (0/0 lot special composition).High quality public or private garden seeding.Fairways, tees.

Regeneration:Recommended with RIGENERVIT PROF NEW or pure New Orleans ryegrass.Recommended mowing height:1.5-2 cm with reel mower; 2-4 cm with rotary mower.Sowing rate:15-18 g/m2.


Sowing season:


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% No. of Seeds


LOLIUM PERENNE

NEW ORLEANS 15 6


POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 30 74


Technical notes:






Use:Sports field or very used turf regeneration.Fairway and tee seeding or regeneration.Recommended mowing height:2.5-3 cm with reel mower; 3-4 cm with rotary mower.Sowing rate:20-30 g/m2.Sowing season:


Top Class 4 Sod mixtures

The result of years of accurate variety comparisons. Only two varieties to accentuate the qualities of the single cultivars:✓ It produces a ready to establish lawn and fast sod hold, with high aesthetic effects.✓ Perfect for sod production intended for sports use.✓ Azimuth guarantees aesthetic quality, fast establishment and stress tolerance (good resistance even in summer).✓ Poa Nublue Plus is dark in colour with significant recovery capacity and superior trampling resistance.✓ 0/0 guaranteed purity mixture.


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AZ BLUE PLUS


BLUE LEX PLUS

Recommended mowing height:2,5 cm with reel mower and high maintenance levels; 4-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:30-40 g/m2.Sowing season:



% No. of Seeds


POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 40 81


% No. of Seeds


POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 10 48

Mixture tested in Italy made up of only two varieties to accentuate the qualities of the single cultivars: ✓ It creates an extremely dark and homogeneous lawn, with medium texture.✓ The good density of this association was demonstrated in experiments (the highest among mixes with

non rhizomatous tall fescue).✓ Good resistance to low mowing with high maintenance.✓ Excellent resistance to fungal diseases, especially Rhizoctonia solani.✓ 0/0 guaranteed purity mixture.



Lolium-Poa bi-variety mix

Festuca-Poa bi-variety mix

AVAILABLE UPON

REQUEST

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Technical notes:






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Technical notes:






Recommended mowing height:2-3.5 cm with reel mower and high maintenance levels; 4-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:30-40 g/m2.Sowing season:


The innovative features of the two varieties provide high performance even without the use of common bluegrass:

✓ The high percentage of rhizomatous tall fescue guarantees, in addition to hardiness typical of this species, high density, fine texture and aesthetic quality.

✓ Creeping ryegrass ensures fast lawn establishment, closure and high density.✓ SPECIAL SOD is unique since it provides shorter harvests than mixtures with common bluegrass, with good sod

hold.


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Blend of two common bluegrass varieties for pure bluegrass turf production with high aesthetic quality: ✓ The combination of the Nublue Plus and Marauder varieties guarantees a lawn that keeps its features

unaltered all year round, maintaining an excellent colour even in summer and winter.✓ Moderate vertical growth, fast spring recovery.✓ 0/0 guaranteed purity mixture.


BLUEGRASS MIX

Recommended mowing height:2,5 cm with reel mower and high maintenance levels; 4-5 cm with rotary mower and low maintenance level.Sowing rate:7-8 g/m2.Sowing season:


SPECIAL SODOne of a kind mixture made up of rhizamatous tall fescue and creeping perennial ryegrass


% No. of Seeds

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA

RHAMBLER/FIRENZA 80 76

LOLIUM PERENNE

NEW ORLEANS 20 24


% No. of Seeds

POA PRATENSIS

NUBLUE PLUS 60 60

POA PRATENSIS MARAUDER 40 40



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VARIETY DISTINCTIVE ELEMENTS VARIETY FEATURES (SCALE 1 – 5) USE SOWING RATE PURE

NUBLUE PLUS“Midnight” type variety with very dark colour and fine texture. Faster establishment than other varieties. Excellent vegetative development in summer with colour hold and good tolerance to temperatures and drought.

• Pure: sod.

• Mixed:sports fields, sod, ornamental gardens, golf courses.

7-8 g/m2

POA PRATENSIS

Genetic colour 5Shoot density 4Establishment vigour 4Spring green-up 4Drought tolerance 4Disease resistance 4

Great adaptability to different environmental conditions: it always guarantees a high aesthetic level.

• Recommended for ornamental gardens and sports fields.

7-8 g/m2


MARAUDERDeep green colour.Selected for its high density and fast spring recovery. Good disease resistance.

• Recommended for both ornamental lawns and sports fields.

7-8 g/m2


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Rhizomatous type variety.Produces a turf with high density and thin texture.Particularly resistance to low mowing where its aesthetic qualities are accentuated.

• Sod.• Low maintenance

and high quality ornamental lawns.

• Sports fields.

35-40 g/m2

Rhizomatous type variety.Selected at the same research centre that produced Rhambler SRP.Highly aesthetic quality variety.



• Sports fields. 35-40 g/m2

LEXINGTON Bunch type variety defined “Aggressive Tillering”, with high tillering production.It creates a very dense turf.Good colour hold even in winter.



35-40 g/m2

FESTUCA ARUNDINACEA

Turf quality 5Genetic colour 4Shoot density 5Leaf Texture 5Establishment vigour 3Trampling resistance

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Disease resistance 4


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THUNDERSTRUCK The distinctive feature is the intense dark green colour, hold for long time during the autumn. It produces a high aesthetic quality turf thanks to its high density.



• Sports fields. 35-40 g/mq

Qualità del tappeto 5Colore genetico 5Densità 5Tessitura 4Insediamento 3Resistenza al calpestamento

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Resistenza alle malattie 4

New variety, is currently being enrolled.

Very fine leaf texture, high shoots density. Good re-sistance to leaf rust and Rhizoctonia. High aesthetic quality and great adaptabili-ty to various environmental conditions.

• Recommended for both ornamental lawns and sports fields.

• Regenerations and overseeding.

25-30 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 5Shoot Density 5Drought tolerance 3Establishment vigour 5Trampling resistance 5


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LOLIUM PERENNE


Very dark colour and fine leaf texture.Superior trampling resistance.Excellent resistance in summer.Good resistance to Fusariosi, Pythium and Rhizoctonia.High endophyte content.

• Can be used both pure and in mixtures for sports fields, golf courses, ornamental lawns.


25-30 g/m2, 50 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 5Shoot Density 4Drought tolerance 3Establishment vigour 5Trampling resistance

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PRESIDIOVery dark colour all year round. Fine leaf texture.Excellent trampling resistance.High endophyte content.

• Can be used both pure and in mixtures for sports fields, golf courses, ornamental lawns.


25-30 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 5Shoot Density 4Drought tolerance 3Establishment vigour 4Trampling resistance

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DARK GREEN COLOUR VARIETY


Perennial ryegrass

Tetraploid ryegrass turf-type.Specifically selected for regenerations.Fast establishment even at low temperatures (vegetative development even under 6 °C).High wear tolerance and trampling resistance.Excellent for warm-season grasses winter overseeding, with full summer transition.

• Fall sports fields and warm season grasses overseeding. 35 g/m2,

50 g/m2 for regenerations

LOLIUM SPP.

AXCELLAItalian ryegrass

Annual turf-type tetraploid ryegrass.Specifically selected for fall warm-season grasses over-seeding: the annual cycle ensures full spring transition.Very high germination and initial vigour. High trampling resistance, good density and texture.

• Warm-season grasses overseeding for both sports fields and ornamental lawns.

35 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 4Shoot density 3Drought tolerance 1Establishment vigour 5Trampling resistance

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TETRAPLOID VARIETIES

DOUBLELoietto perenne

Tetraploid variety recommen-ded for overseeding. Good soil salinity tolerance.

• Fall sports fields and warm season grasses overseeding.

35 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 4Shoot density 3Drought tolerance 4Establishment vigour 5Trampling resistance 5


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LOLIUM PERENNE

CORSICALatest generation creeping ryegrass.Extremely high density.Reduced vertical growth.Low sowing rate.Fast spring and winter green-up.

• Pure, it can be used for prestigious turfgrasses and regenerations.

• Mixed, it is recommended for sports fields, golf courses, ornamental lawns, overseeding.

15 g/m2 for new seeding; 25 g/m2 for

regenerations

Genetic colour 5Density 5Drought tolerance 3Establishment 4Trampling resistance

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Creeping ryegrassVery dark colour and fine texture.Extremely high density.Reduced vertical growth.Low sowing rate.High weed competition (especially Poa annua).The only ryegrass with recovery capacity.

• Pure, it can be used for prestigious turfgrasses and regenerations.

• Mixed, it is recommended for sports fields, golf courses, ornamental lawns, overseeding.

15 g/m2 for new seeding; 25 g/m2 for

regenerations


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CREEPING VARIETIES

ECOLOGICPerennial ryegrass

Medium colour variety with vigorous growth.Selected for its disease resistance.

• Extensive low maintenance lawns, overseeding.

25-30 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

regenerations

FANCYPerennial ryegrass

European genetic variety.It creates a lawn with good density, able to effectively fight off weeds.Medium green colour, indicated for overseeding lawns infested with Poa annua.

• Extensive ornamental lawns, overseeding even for sports fields.

25-30 g/m2,50 g/m2 for

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BRIGHT GREEN COLOUR VARIETY

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PINEHURSTHighly aggressive development, that creates dense turfgrasses with excellent Poa annua limitation.Also maintains good quality levels even with reduced maintenance.

• Pure, for golf courses green, fairway and tee seeding.

• Mixed for highly aesthetic lawns.

5-7 g/m2, available

packages: 11.35 kg bucket;

0.5 kg can

PENNCROSSHighly adaptable variety, widely known and popular for golf course seeding.Good trampling resistance.



7-10 g/m2, available


0.5 kg can

LS - 44Recent genetic variety, with high density and disease resistance.Good tolerance to thermal stress.“Dollar spot” and “Brown Patch” resistance.Reduced lateral growth and low thatch production.



7-10 g/m2, available


0.5 kg can

AGROSTIS STOLONIFERA

Genetic colour 3Disease resistance 3Mowing quality 4Aggressiveness 5Establishment vigour 3



Warm-season species

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Variety selected for ornamental turfgrasses.Medium-fine leaf texture and short internodes. High recovery capacity.Long-lasting colour in the fall and early spring green-up.

• Ornamental gardens, sports fields.

• Golf courses (fairways, roughs).

14-20 g/m2, (coated seed)

available packages:

11.35 kg bag; 0.5 kg can

CYNODON DACTYLON

Genetic colour 4Shoot density 3Winter dormancy 4Spring green-up 4Leaf texture 4Turf quality 4


Highly adaptable and hardy variety.It can be cultivated with low input.High salinity resistance.Seaspray is characterised by excellent aesthetic levels, homogeneous texture and blue-green colour.It well tolerates low mowings and partial shading.

• Ornamental gardens in coastal or difficult areas, sports fields and golf courses (fairways and rough).

5-10 g/m2, (sowing to be increased with coated seed)

available pack-ages: 10 kg bag

PASPALUM VAGINATUM


BERMUDA TOPBLEND

Blend specifically created to reduce winter dormancy and improve environmental adaptability.


• Golf courses (fairways, roughs).

14-20 g/mq, (seme confettato)

confezioni:sacco da 11,35 kg; lattina da

0.5 kg



PASPALUM NOTATUM

Species suited for dry, sandy soil, poor in organic substances.It creates a rougher turf than P. vaginatum and needs higher mowing heights (5-8 cm).It does not support temperatures below 0°C for long periods of time.

• Low maintenance lawns in public areas, embankments, difficult soil lawns and gardens.

10 g/m2

available packages:

22.7 kg bag

PASPALUM NOTATUM (Bahia grass)


WHITTETVariety characterised by reduced winter dormancy (lower than Cynodon dacty-lon).Decent tolerance to partial shading.Good establishment speed.


14-20 g/m2, (coated seed)

availablepackages:

10 and 5 kg bag

PENNISETUM CLANDESTINUM (Kikuyu grass)




DICONDRACreeping dicotyledon warm-season grass. Ideal for lawn or hard to mow areas. It stands out for its highly decorative and bright green heart-shaped leaf. Highly adaptable, it does not tolerate stagnant water.Good cold resistance (up to -4°C).

• Ornamental gardens, lawns, rocky gardens in Mediterranean environments.

10-15 g/m2, (sowing rate to be increased with coated

seed)available

packages:22.7 kg bag

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