FEATURES:
• Shade tolerance even topping the original
‘Glade’
• A rich, dark green color
• Excellent leaf spot and rust resistance
• Excellent fairway performance even
under _-inch mowing
PERFORMANCE
CHARACTERISTICS:
• SUPERIOR TURF QUALITY:
NuGlade scored an 8.4 average in overall turf
quality over five growing seasons in Post
Falls, ID and ranked in the top 10% at Maryland.
NuGlade Kentucky bluegrass produces a dense,
dark green, elite quality turf.
• UNMATCHED CLOSE-CUT TOLERANCE:
NuGlade showed strong quality performance
at a cutting height of _ inch in Post Falls,
ID, trials. NuGlade ranked #2 out of all the
varieties entered in a _ inch fairway cut
turf trial in Manhattan, Kansas.
• TRANSITION ZONE PERFORMANCE:
Compared to other Kentucky bluegrasses, it
is particularly capable of maintaining turfgrass
quality through the stressful summer months.
• OUTSTANDING SHADE TOLERANCE:
NuGlade was planted in a shade trial in May,
1995, in the same shade facility where Glade
was originally identified many years ago as
possessing exceptionally good shade tolerance.
Initial readings indicate that NuGlade has
shade tolerance far exceeding that of Glade
Kentucky bluegrass.
• AGGRESSIVENESS:
NuGlade is moderately aggressive, but it is
not as thatch-prone as earlier aggressive
bluegrasses.
DISEASE AND INSECT TOLERANCE:
• Leaf Spot Very good resistance
• Stem Rust Good resistance
• Snow Mold Moderate resistance
• Brown Patch Good resistance
DEVELOPMENT:
NuGlade began as one of the progeny of hybrid
cross No. 89-1037. Two, high-performance,
commercial bluegrass varieties (the identity
of which will be kept confidential until the
PVP application is filed) were hybridized
in 1989. Plants with characters dissimilar
to the mother plant were harvested in July,
1991, and established into turf plots in Post
Falls, Idaho.
