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Jorvik/Agrostis tenuis

Browntop bent
Fine, dense and winter hardy

Rating
DensityFineness of leavesTolerance to close mowingWinter hardness

Very dense, uniform green
Top visual merit all season
Very winter hardy in cold conditions
Very low regrowth


Browntop spearhead 

For high quality prestige golf greens more and more attention is now paid to browntop, Agrostis capillaris (A. tenuis). The reason is the arrival of new cultivars like JORVIK, which stands comparison with the best creeping bentgrasses.

Shaped for today's demands

When moderate maintenance and pesticide use is of importance, the choice of browntop bent is increasingly interesting. For golf greens it forms a perfect partner to the new dense varieties of chewings red fescue.

Top rating in various regions

In recent trials in coastal and central regions of Norway, JORVIK has proven excellent performance with superiority in terms of visual merit throughout the year, highest tillering and plant cover, finest leaves and lowest height increment/day. Nothing but qualities!


Visuel meritTiller densityLeaf width
Jorvik6.16.96.0
Bardot5.96.65.3

Source: Scandinavian Turfgrass Report 2005. 1-9, 9 = best

DensityFinest lawnLow cut with wear
Jorvik988
Bardot887

Source: RSM Germany. 1-9, 9 = best