The Fescue Five: Understanding the different fescue species

This seminar will look at the science behind the breeding of fescue species and how they can be successfully integrated into today’s sports environments.

Learning outcomes:

• The Famous Five (Strong, Slender, Chewings, Sheeps & Hard) and how they fit into a golf landscape
• The science of fescue breeding
• Modern‑day demands on fescue surfaces (heights of cut ‑ disturbance ‑ heat tolerance ‑ fertility rates for success)
• When to seed fescue and in production fields and courses
• Wear tolerance improvements – looking at the traits
• Disease tolerances of fescue to include dollar spot and red thread
• The environmental impact

Presented by:

Stuart Yarwood MG

Northern Region Technical Manager DLF Johnsons Seeds

Sabrina Rasmussen

Sabrina Rasmussen has been breeding fine fescues and Browntop Bentgrasses at DLF for the past seven years.
Based at the trial station in Denmark, Sabrina extensively interacts with the other European and North American trial sites and operates at the forefront of modern grass breeding.
She is devoted to creating amenity varieties for the future of Sustainable Turf Management