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Festuca arundinacea Schreb. Tall fescue · Agricultural · bred by TurfOne & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety is a specialized lawn grass not intended for forage purposes. It is used for creating high-quality lawn cover and demonstrates good adaptation to the growth conditions typical for the species.

During variety trials, the variety showed resistance to Rhizoctonia (brown patch). There is also an updated version of the variety called «Blackwatch 2», which is used in professional grass mixtures.

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Countries of admission

3 jurisdictions

Green indicates countries where the variety is listed in the national catalogue and its seeds are authorized for sale. Expired registrations are marked separately: the variety was previously admitted, but sale is no longer permitted.

QM

terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 1 jurisdiction, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified. This section will be available upon verification.

Variety in registries Regions of admission, rights holders, and status of plant breeders' rights

Parties

Applicant
TurfOne & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 3 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
PICKSEED 53 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

The variety is listed in the national registry — its seeds are authorized for sale in this country.

  • QZ European Union Terminated

    № 201573

    Registration
    7 April 2008
    Terminated
    27 June 2019
  • IT Italy Terminated

    № 010468_A 010468

    Application
    7 January 2005
    Registration
    7 April 2008
    Terminated
    12 June 2019
  • FR France Active

    № 1021271

    Application
    5 December 2006
    Terminated
    10 February 2010

Plant breeders' rights

The right is granted for a limited term: propagation of the variety requires a license from the rights holder.

United States of America № 200400136
Active
  1. Application filed 11 March 2004
  2. Registered 29 September 2006
  3. Currently active indefinite in the register

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