ORIGIN
SR 1119 is the newest in the line of bentgrasses
developed by Seed Research of Oregon. This
exciting new variety is the culmination of
nine years of extensive testing and evaluation.
The long term performance of your greens and
fairways is important to us, and we believe
any breeding program should include these
long term trials. You can trust Seed Research
to release bentgrass varieties only after
extensive golf course evaluations.
SR 1119 is derived from the progeny of the
five clones of Providence germplasm which
have been in trial at the University of Rhode
Island since the 1960's. Sixty-three plants
were selected from 1500 plants derived from
Providence, based on fine texture, color,
and number of seedheads in 1987. The progeny
of the plants with the best appearance and
seed yields underwent evaluation in two experimental
greens, planted in 1988 and 1990, at the University
of Rhode Island. This enabled the selection
of five clones from the sixty-three which
showed improved dollar spot resistance and
turf quality at this location, and showed
very uniform appearance in color and texture.
SR 1119 then underwent two additional cycles
of selection to insure good seed yields and
uniformity. In addition, the seed was sent
to researchers and golf course superintendents
starting in 1993 for further evaluations.
These evaluations have been very positive
with superintendents anxiously awaiting SR
1119's release.
PROVEN
Evaluation has been underway at the University
of Rhode Island since 1988. All data indicates
that SR 1119 is a significant improvement
for dollar spot resistance and turf quality.
Testing has been underway since 1993 and 1994
at The Honors Course and The Legends in Tennessee;
North Shore Country Club, Northbrook, Illinois;
Westwood Country Club, Vienna, Virginia; Bethesda
Country Club, Bethesda, Maryland; Chagrin
Valley Country, Chagrin Falls, Ohio; and The
Country Club of Rochester, Rochester, New
York. Long-term results on multiple courses
will help better define the strengths of this
variety. SR 1119, when combined with Providence
and SR 1020 (our two well known and proven
varieties) make up our new Dominant blend
called Dominant Plus.
