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Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack. Hard fescue · Agricultural · bred by Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and Novel AG, Inc.

also searched as: сворд

Variety description

10 August 2026

The Sword variety is intended for creating resilient lawns and dense turf. Due to its characteristics, it is often included in mixtures for landscaping reclamation zones and road verges.

The plant possesses high resistance to drought. In professional agronomic research, the variety is evaluated in terms of visual quality, shoot density, and ability to resist red thread (Laetisaria fuciformis).

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Countries of admission

1 jurisdiction

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.

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Variety registered as early as 1 jurisdiction, data for which we do not publish: their registry licenses have not yet been verified.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
Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey and Novel AG, Inc. 17 Submitted the application to the register
Maintainer
CZ - COLUMBIA RIVER SEED 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

    № 202985

    Registration
    10 April 2014
    Terminated
    31 December 2024
  • CZ Czechia Protection expired

    № B1650

    Application
    10 January 2011
    Registration
    10 April 2014
    Terminated
    31 December 2024

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 № 201400070
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  1. Application filed 3 December 2013
  2. Registered 30 March 2015
  3. Currently active indefinite in the register

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