Turfgrass Varieties

Fine Fescue

Chewings: Radar, Zodiac, Fairmont, Shadow II, Longfellow III, Ambassador and Ambrose
Creeping: Marvel, Wendy Jean, Navigator II, Pathfinder, Kent, Gibraltar Gold, and Lustrous
Hard: Jetty, Beacon, Firefly, Sword, Gladiator, Spartan II, Reliant IV, and Blueray
Slender Creeping: SeaMist

Perennial Ryegrass

Evolution, Xcelerator, Fastball RGL, Pangea, Rinovo, Wicked, Pizzazz II, Stellar 3GL, Metolius, Ruckus, GrandSlam GLD, Karma, Benchmark, Manhattan 6, Homerun, Apple SGL, Sideways, Sox Fan, Silver Dollar, Peridot, Pharaoh, Expedite, Shield, Umpqua, Provost, Spark, Vision, Intense, and Amazing A+

For decades, improved perennial ryegrass varieties developed at Rutgers have been used to dress the fairways, tees, and roughs of the Augusta National Golf Club, which hosts the Masters Tournament each spring.

Kentucky Bluegrass

Martha, Bluebank, Blue Note, Midnight, Skye, Avid, Mazama, Dauntless, Merlot, Fargo, Bolt, Zinger, Brooklawn, Wild Horse, Shamrock, Midnight II, Heidi, Mercury, Bewitched, Ridgeline, Gaelic, Shannon, Zinfandel, Diva, Hampton, Volt, Fullback, and Malbec

Sod growers throughout the United States recognize Rutgers for developing some of the most desirable bluegrass varieties, known for producing attractive and disease-resistant turf for sports fields, conventional lawns, and scenic landscapes.

Tall Fescue

Regenerate, 4th Millennium, Annapolis, Rebounder, Traverse 2 SRP, Raptor II, Hot Rod, Avenger, Supersonic, Amity, Paramount, Valkyrie LS, Titanium, Firecracker SLS, Titanium 2LS, Leonardo, Firebird 2, Screamer LS, Cochise IV, Rambler 2SRP, Rowdy, Trinity, Xtender, Mustang 4, Monet, Falcon IV, and Rebel 5

Bentgrass

Creeping: Barracuda, Luminary, Declaration, Proclamation, Shark, 007, PinUp, Authority, L93XD Tyee , Piranha, Chinook, Coho, and V8
Colonial: Musket, Heritage, Puritan, and Capri

Improved varieties developed at Rutgers have been selected to seed some of the most famous and well-respected golf courses in the world.

Switchgrass

An ornamental energy crop.

Sources

Licensing and Technology: Agricultural Products

Center for Turfgrass Science

Dr. William Meyer