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GATOR 3/Lolium perenne

Perennial ryegrass
New and improved

Rating
Disease ResistanceWear toleranceColorTurf Quality

Dark Green Color
Good Heat Tolerance
High Wear Tolerance
Excellent Turf Qualtiy


Quick Facts 

GATOR 3 is an elite, new and improved, heat and disease tolerant, very dark green, fine bladed, endophyte enhanced variety. It is highly recommended for areas where heat and humidity are an establishment factor. Gator 3 tied for best overall turf quality in the 1999 National Perennial Ryegrass Test, competing against 134 other improved perennial ryegrass varieties. It tied for the second best overall turf quality in the 1999 NTEP perennial ryegrass report across 28 US and Canadian locations. It is recommended for permanent poly-species turfgrass blends and mixtures and is also used extensively in winter overseeding programs on greens, tees and fairways, either alone or in species mixtures.


GROWTH HABIT
Bunch

ESTAB. RATE
Medium: 7-10 days

LHC TOL. to .5"
Very Good

MOW. FREQUENCY
2x p/week

TRAFFIC TOL- Brink.
Very Good

THATCH PROD.
None

COMP. MIX
Fair-Good

NITROGEN REQ.
Medium-High

SHADE TOLERANCE
Fair-Good

COLD TOLERANCE
Fair-Good

DROUGHT TOL.
Fair

ET RATE mm/day
High 9-10

ENDOPHYTE
Yes>40%

SALINITY TOL. mmhos
6 - poor

SEEDING RATE
6-8 lbs/1000 sf