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Festuca rubra L. Red fescue · Agricultural

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Variety description

10 August 2026

Festuca rubra variety Checker is used as a lawn grass. The variety has been used in experimental research aimed at finding plants capable of growing on saline soils along highways.

In a number of official European documents, the variety was mentioned in the context of undergoing tests for uniformity of characteristics. In scientific literature, data on the variety are found during comparative analyses of germination and salt tolerance with other fescue varieties.

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Countries of admission

2 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.

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Variety registered as early as 1 jurisdiction, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified.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

Maintainer
OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY 82 Responsible for variety maintenance

Admission to trade

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

  • GB United Kingdom Terminated

    № 37/12

    Terminated
    1 December 1990
  • SE Sweden Withdrawn

    № AR 181

    Application
    16 January 1979

Plant breeders' rights

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

United Kingdom № 37/12
Terminated
  1. Application filed
  2. Registered
  3. Entry closed 19 September 1990

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

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Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

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PLANCHARD INTERNATIONAL (FR)

FR
2 records

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DE
1 record

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