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Voyager
Kentucky Bluegrass
Poa pratensis
Recommended Use:
Designed for highly maintained turf areas of golf courses, athletic
fields, home lawns and sod farms. Can also be used in low
maintenance applications of the landscape.
Areas of
Adaptation:
Areas
where other quality Kentucky Bluegrasses are adapted for permanent
turf and/or sod production.
Developed
By:
Dr.
Bill Meyer of Pure Seed Testing, Inc., YO-87
Varietal
Description:
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Voyager
is a new composite variety consisting of 12 different apomitic lines
of improved Kentucky bluegrass from California, New Jersey,
Tennessee, Georgia, and Alabama. It has shown improved heat and
drought tolerance and better tolerance to surface feeding insects. |
VOYAGER
Kentucky Bluegrass
IS CURRENTLY
NOT AVAILABLE |
Voyager Kentucky Bluegrass is becoming
the sod grower’s choice as a component in mixtures with tall fescue
because of its prostrate growth habit that aggressively fills in to
create a tight knit sod for production. It moves faster laterally
to produce new rhizomes and has a quicker establishment rate than
many other commercially available varieties. Many turf
professionals have used Voyager in their blends and mixes
because of its dark green color and exceptional disease tolerances.
Voyager
has a long season of turf color and vigor, moderate leaf texture and
dense sod-knitting capabilities. In low or high maintenance,
Voyager is a true performer. Mowing heights of 5/8 to 2 inches
are optimum for this cultivar and outstanding results are achieved
under high maintenance and full fertility programs. Voyager
can be used alone or in combination with similar Kentucky Bluegrass,
perennial ryegrasses, tall fescues, and fine fescues.
Strengths:
1.
Exceptional seedling vigor for rapid establishment.
2.
Forms a strong, weed resistant sod with high tensile strength.
3.
Prostrate growth habit provides rapid recovery from damage.
4.
Blends well with tall fescue because of its medium green color and
leaf texture.
5.
Outstanding wear tolerance makes it ideal for parks and athletic
fields.
6.
Good disease tolerances.
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