Reveille Cool
Season Information
Seed Information
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Reveille |
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COOL-SEASON (C3) Turfgrasses |
Kentucky bluegrass Poa pratensis |
Texas Bluegrass Poa arachnifera x pratensis |
Rough bluegrass Poa trivialis |
Fescue (fine or sheep) Festcua ovina |
Fescue (tall) Festuca arundinacea |
Perennial ryegrass Lolium perenne |
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Cultivated varieties (cultivars) as of 2001 |
161 |
1 |
<6 |
25 |
169 |
198 |
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Seeds / pound |
1.3 to 1.8 million |
1.8 to 2.2 million |
2.5 million |
530,000 |
230,000 to 250,000 |
200,000 to 300,000 |
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Description |
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Leaf texture |
medium (2-4 mm) |
Medium (2-4mm) |
fine (1-4 mm) |
fine (0.5 to 1.5 mm) |
coarse (5-10 mm) |
medium (2-5 mm) |
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Growth habit |
strong rhizomes |
Strong rhizomes |
stolons |
bunch |
bunch (some w/weak rhizomes) |
bunch |
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Polystand compatibility |
good |
good |
low |
medium |
medium |
medium |
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Environmental Adaptation |
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Heat hardiness |
medium |
very good |
low |
poor |
good |
fair |
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Cold hardiness |
good |
good |
good |
good |
medium |
poor |
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Killing Temperature (Fo) |
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Drought resistance |
medium |
good |
poor |
good |
good |
fair |
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Shade adaptation |
poor-medium |
good |
excellent |
excellent |
good |
medium |
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Salt tolerance |
poor-medium |
poor-medium |
poor |
medium |
medium |
good |
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Wear tolerance |
medium |
medium |
poor |
medium |
good |
good |
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Recruperative potential |
good |
good |
medium |
poor |
poor |
poor |
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Submersion tolerance |
medium |
medium |
good |
fair |
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Establishment |
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Pounds of Seed/1,000 sq. ft. |
2 to 3 |
2 to 3 |
1 to 2 |
3 to 4.5 |
6 to 10 |
4 to 7 |
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Optimum Temperature for germination (Fo) |
59-86 |
65-95 |
59-86 |
59-77 |
68-86 |
68-86 |
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Establishment method |
seeded/vegetative |
seeded/vegetative |
seeded |
seeded |
seeded |
seeded |
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Establishment rate |
medium |
medium |
medium |
good |
excellent |
excellent |
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Days to germinate |
8 to 21 |
10-21 |
10 to 21 |
10 to 21 |
10 to 14 |
5 to 12 |
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Growth rate |
fast |
fast |
fast |
slow-medium |
fast |
fast |
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Days to first mowing |
n/a |
n/a |
n/a |
14-21 |
n/a |
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Sod formation |
excellent |
excellent |
poor |
medium |
poor |
poor |
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Cultural Requirements |
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pH |
6.0 to 7.0 |
5.5-8.5 |
6.0 to 7.0 |
5.0 to 6.0 |
4.7 to 8.5 |
6.0 to 7.0 |
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Cultural (maintenance) intensity |
medium |
low-medium |
medium |
low |
medium |
medium |
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Cutting height (inches) |
0.5 to 3.0 |
0.5-3.0 |
0.5 to 1.0 |
2.0 to 2.5 |
1.7 to 3.0 |
0.5 to 1.5 |
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Mowing frequency (days) |
5 to 7 |
10 to 14 |
5 to 7 |
7 |
7 to 14 |
5 to 7 |
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Nitrogen (lbs/1000/month) |
0.4 to 1.0 |
0.1 to 0.5 |
0.5 to 1.0 |
0 to 0.5 |
0.3 to 0.75 |
0.4 to 1.0 |
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Moisture / irrigation |
medium |
low-medium |
high |
low |
medium |
medium |
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Evapotranspiration rate |
3.6-6.3 |
>10 |
7 - 8.5 |
> 10 |
8.5 - 10 |
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Need for Detatching |
medium |
low |
medium |
medium |
low |
low |
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