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Spartan

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Festuca ovina L. Sheep's fescue · Agricultural · bred by Pickseed West Inc. (USA)

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Variety description

10 August 2026

The variety is classified as hard fescue (Festuca brevipila, synonym Festuca trachyphylla). The plant forms a dense sod with narrow, stiff leaves. The variety is characterized by good germination energy and rapid establishment; at optimal temperatures, seeds germinate in 7–10 days.

The plant possesses high drought tolerance, tolerates shading well, and requires significantly less nitrogen fertilizer compared to bluegrass or ryegrass. The variety is primarily used as turf grass for low-maintenance areas, as well as for land reclamation and soil erosion control.

During periods of summer stress, turf quality may temporarily decline, however, in September, the indicators recover. The variety develops better on dry, well-drained soils.

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Countries of admission

7 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

active application terminated no record

Variety registered as early as 3 jurisdictions, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified.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

Breeder
Pickseed West Inc. (USA) 2 Developed the variety
Applicant
Sjemenarna Zagreb d.o.o. (HR) Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
Pickseed, Inc. (US) 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

    № 202091

  • FR France Terminated

    № 0059976

    Application
    15 December 1986
    Registration
    1 January 1990
    Terminated
    31 December 2014
  • PL Poland Active

    № R R2452

    Application
    20 December 1996
    Registration
    10 April 2000
  • CZ Czechia Withdrawn

    № 4867

    Application
    18 December 1998
    Terminated
    23 October 2008
  • UA Ukraine Application submitted

    № 99331001

    Application
    12 March 1999
  • NO Norway Terminated

    № 0342

    Application
    30 September 1999
    Registration
    4 November 1999
    Terminated
    15 August 2000
  • SI Slovenia Withdrawn

    № FEO005 R

    Application
    21 July 2003
    Terminated
    20 January 2004
  • HR Croatia Withdrawn

    № 1002068

    Application
    31 December 2004
  • BY Belarus Active

    № 2007283

    Application
    23 February 2005
    Registration
    1 January 2008
  • RU Russian Federation Active

    № 72692

    Application
    16 October 2017
    Registration
    14 March 2018

Records are sourced from official registry publications. Data sources and legal status

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