2014 was the last evaluation year in the SCANGREEN project seeded in 2011. Trials were completed at Korpa GC, Reykjavik, Iceland (64°N) and Bioforsk Apelsvoll, Norway (62°N) in the northern zone and at Bioforsk Landvik, Norway (58°N) and Sydsjælland GC, Denmark (56°N) in the southern zone. A total of 38 varieties representing 8 species/subspecies were tested (Table 1). Standard mowing height was 5 mm for F. rubra, L. perenne, P. supina and P. trivialis, and 3 mm for Agrostis sp. No pesticides were used, and the trials were exposed to wear and compaction corresponding to 20 000 rounds of golf per year. The trial at Landvik was inoculated with a blend of local isolates of M. nivale to ensure uniform disease pressure.
As of 23 Jan. 2014, the data have been analysed statistically and ranking lists presented to the seed companies. The most important findings are:
Poa supina (cv. Supranova) was a new species in the SCANGREEN programme. It had light colour and rather coarse texture, but thanks to good winter survival and resistance to M. nivale, it received an overall high ranking at both sites in the northern zone.
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2011 |
2012 |
2013 |
2014 |
2015 |
2016 |
2017 |
2018 |
Total |
STERF |
475 |
441 |
427 |
427 |
|
|
|
|
1 770 |
Other sources |
216 |
86 |
86 |
168 |
|
|
|
|
395 |
Total |
691 |
527 |
513 |
595 |
|
|
|
|
2325 |
Head of Research
Norwegian Institute for Bioeconomy (NIBIO), Department for Urban Greening and Environmental Technology, Turfgrass Research Group, Landvik, Reddalsveien 215, 4886 Grimstad, Norway.
STERF is a research foundation that supports existing and future R&D efforts and delivers ‘ready-to-use research results’ that benefit the Nordic golf sector. STERF was set up in 2006 by the golf federations in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Iceland and the Nordic Greenkeepers’ Associations.