Table 2. Seed sources, cultivars, and National Turf Evaluation Program performance results for creeping bentgrass commercial seed lots used in S. homoeocarpa culture-based and molecular seed detection studies.
Source | Cultivar | NTEP Rating2 | Resistance Designation |
Seed Research of Oregon | 96-2 | 4.63 | VS |
Mountain View Seed | Shark | 5.3 | MS |
Tee-2-Green | Penncross | 5.5 | MS |
Seed Research of Oregon | SR1150 | 6.3 | R |
Lebanon Turf | Declaration | 7.4 | VR |
Seed Research of Oregon | Focus1 | 7.9 | VR |
The experimental name for cv. ‘Focus’ in NTEP trials was ‘GMC comp’.
NTEP ratings provided are the average from dollar spot trials in 2009, 2010, and 2010 that included all six cultivars.
Ratings are based on turfgrass quality and are given on a 0–9 scale; 9 = highest turf quality/resistance to dollar spot and 0 = lowest turf quality/resistance to dollar spot.