Overseeding during Cold Periods

It is late autumn. Heavy wear has left your field all but green. And you might end up with a patchy pitch after winter and snow stress. How do you get a uniform and green field again? And how do you keep it green? DLF has the answer with 4turf - click here to read the full newsletter.

4turf: Extra Power ‘four’ all Seasons 

What is 4turf?
4turf is a new turf type of tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass bred especially for rapid installation and unique stress tolerance. Traditional turftype perennial ryegrasses have two sets of chromosomes, where as tetraploids have four sets. Tetraploid ryegrasses have long been known to show better stress tolerance and disease tolerance compared to diploids.

Go natural with improved grass for sports fields

Wear tolerance of natural grass has improved. Compare artificial grass with natural grass in the correct way. Why?

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Full Golf Portfolio Providing the Best Solutions

For many years the DLF-TRIFOLIUM group has put in place a fully integrated programme to cater for the special needs of the golf market. By launching six new top bentgrass varieties, DLF-TRIFOLIUM now offers a complete top quality portfolio in golf. All new bent varieties have been tested in the NTEP trials (USA) and in the Bingley trials (UK), showing excellent results.

Germination temperatures of grasses and clover 

Seeds need water and oxygen for germination. But nothing will happen until the temperature is ok. If the temperature is too low or too high, seeds will stay dormant.

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Improved wear tolerance  

Continued positive effect of breeding on wear tolerance
Each year new and better varieties are taken into the recommended list trials. As the average score stays constant from one year to another, it means that listed varieties are gradually getting lower scores. 

Salt Tolerance can make the Difference

Why is salt tolerance in grasses important?
In many locations around the world, people experience increasing problems with plants, including grasses suffering from salt stress. Leaf tip burns, discoloration and difficulties in controlling pests are common symptoms and implications for turf grasses stressed by elevated salt levels.