Table 19-3

Table 19-3. Year of release, releasing agency, and intended use for tall fescue cultivars known to be approved for certification as of February 2005.

A - B - C - D - E - F - G - H - I - J - K - L - M - N - O - P - Q - R - S - T - V - W - Y - Z

Cultivar	Year of release	Releasing organization	Primary intended use
Second Millennium			T†
AC Graze‡	1991	Agriculture Canada	F
Adams Valley
Adela‡			F
Adobe‡			T
Advance‡ (a.k.a. Grasslands Advance)			F
Adventure‡	1982	Pure Seed Testing	T
Adventure II‡			T
Airlie			T
Alamo			T
Alamo E	1998	Medalist America	T
Albena‡
Alin‡			F
Alta‡	1940	Oregon AES§, USDA-ARS	F, T
Amalia‡			T
Amelie‡			F
Amigo	1989	Pure Seed Testing	T
Anthem	1991	Turf Merchants	T
Anthem II			T
Apache‡	1983	Turf-Seed	T
Apache II‡	1993	Pure Seed Testing	T
Apache III			T
Aquara	1990	O.M. Scott & Sons	T
Arabia‡	1998	Jacklin Seed	T
Araucauna‡
Ariane‡			F
Arid‡	1986	Jacklin Seed	T
Arid II	1998	Jacklin Seed	T
Arid 3‡	1998	Jacklin Seed	T
Arminda‡			T
Arizona
Arriba			T
Arpa‡			F
Asterix‡			T
Astrid‡			F
Astro 2000			T
Atlas			F
AU Triumph‡	1981	Alabama AES	F
Austin	1990	Barunbrug/Normarc	T
Avalon‡			T
Avanti			T
Avenger			T
Axiom			T
Aztec	1990	KWS-AG	T
Aztec II			T
Axteca‡			T
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B-18‡			F
Baltika‡			F
Bandana	1997	Pure Seed Testing	T
Baradiso‡			F
Barbizon‡			F, T
Barcarella‡			F
Barcel‡		Barenbrug	F
Barcelina‡
Bardoux‡			F, T
Barexas II			T
Barfelix‡			T
Bariane‡			F
Barleduc			T
Barleroy‡			T
Barlexas			T
Barlexas II‡	2004	Barenbrug	T
Barnone‡		Barenbrug	T
Barolex‡			F
Barrera	2000	Barenbrug	T
Barreta
Barrington	2004	Barenbrug	T
Bartucca‡			F
Barvetia	1986	Barenbrug	F
Beagle 1‡			T
Belfine‡			F
Biltmore			T
Bingo‡			T
Blackwatch			T
Blade Runner			T
Bonanza‡ (a.k.a.Darcy)	1985	Turf-Seed	T
Bonanza II			T
Bonnet‡			T
Bonsai‡			T
Bonsai E	1989	KWS-AG	T
Bonsai Plus	1992	KWS-AG	T
Bonsai 2000‡			T
Borneo‡			T
Boschhoek‡			F
Brandy	1998	Jacklin Seed	T
Bravo‡			T
Brio‡
Briss‡			F
Brookston			T
Bull			F
Bulldawg			T
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Cajun	1987	Auburn Univ., International Seeds	F
Cajun 2	2000	Cebeco International Seeds	F
Camarillo			T
Cambridge
Carefree	1988	Mid Valley Agricultural Products	F
Carmine‡			F
Carol‡			T
Cattle Club			F
Cavalcade			T
Cayenne	2004	Pickseed West	T
Celone‡			F
Centurion‡
Chailey‡			F
Chapel Hill	2000	Pratum Co-op Warehouse	T
Chesapeake	1985	O.M. Scott & Sons	T
Chieftain‡	1988	Roberts Seed	T
Chieftain II			T
Cigale‡			F
Cimarron‡			T
Clemfine‡	1982	Lofts Seed	T
Cochise‡			T
Cochise II			T
Cochise III‡			T
Comstock	2000	Smith Seed Services	T
Conestoga
Constitution			T
Coronado‡	1993	Pure Seed Testing	T
Coronado Gold‡	1997	Pure Seed Testing	T
Cortez‡			T
Courtenay‡	1987	S.G. Bonin	F
Covenant			T
Coyote‡			T
Crewcut	2002	Seed Research of Oregon	T
Crewcut II‡			T
Crossfire‡	1989	Pickseed West	T
Crossfire II			T
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Danielle‡			T
Dauphine‡			F
DaVinci			T
Daytona	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Debussy 1‡			T
Debutante			T
Demeter‡	1965		F
Denise‡
DeSoto	1994	Mississippi Ag. and Forestry Exp. Stn.	F
Divyna‡			T
DLF 9178			T
Dominion			T
Dovey‡		Plant Breeding International	F
Duke‡	1988	Cascade International Seeds	T
Dulcia‡			F
Durana	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Durango			T
Duster			T
Dynamic			T
Dynasty			T
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EA 155	2004	Mountain View Seeds, Cascade Int. Seeds	T
EA 163	2004	Forbes Seed and Grain, Cascade Int. Seeds	T
Earthsave		KWS-AG	T
Eldorado‡	1989	Turf-Seed	T
Elegance‡			T
Elfina‡			F
Elisa‡			T
Emeraude‡			F
Emperor‡		Zajac Performance Seeds	T
Empress‡			T
Endeavor‡	1999	Pure Seed Testing	T
Endure	2001	Pure Seed Testing	T
Enforcer‡			F
Enhance	2004	FFR	F
Epagri 312 (a.k.a. Lages)‡
Equinox			T
Era	1990	International Seeds	T
Erika‡			F, T
Estanzuela Tacuabe‡			F
Excalibur‡			T
Exella‡			F
Expedition			T
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Falcon‡	1980	E.F. Burlingham and Sons	T
Falcon II‡	1992	McCarthy-Burlingham Research	T
Falcon III	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Fawn‡	1964	Oregon AES	F
Feline‡			F
Festival	2001	FFR	F
Festorina‡	1990	D.J. Van der Have	F
Fidelity			T
Finelawn 1‡	1981	Pure Seed Testing	T
Finelawn 5GL‡	1987	Pure Seed Testing	T
Finelawn 5LZ			T
Finelawn 88	1992	Willamette Valley Plant Breeders	T
Finelawn Elite			T
Finelawn Petite		Innovative Turf Research	T
Finesse			T
Finesse II			T
Firaces‡			T
Firebird			T
Five Point			T
Flecha‡ (a.k.a. Grasslands Flecha)			F
Flexible FCAR‡			F
Flexy‡			F
Florine‡			F
Focus			T
Forager‡	1979	FFR	F
Forte			T
Fuego‡	1990	D.J. Van der Have	F
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Gala	1990	International Seeds	T
Galway‡			T
Gardian‡			F
Gazelle‡			T
Genesis			T
Georgia 5	1992	University of Georgia, USDA-SCS	F, T
Goar	1946	USDA-SCS	F
Good-EN	2000	Western Productions	T
GQ	1992	Jacklin Seed	T
Grande‡			T
Grande II			T
Greendwarf‡			T
Greenkeeper- WAF			T
Gremlin			T
Greystone			T
Guardian‡	1989	Pickseed West	T
Guardian 21			T
Guisane‡			T
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Helix	2000	Plainview Seed	T
Heritage			T
Hilltop			T
Hokuryo‡			F
Homestead
Hotspur‡ (a.k.a. OnCue)			T
Houndog‡	1982	International Seeds	T
Houndog 5‡			T
Hubbard 87	1989	Hubbard Seed and Supply	T
Hykor‡			F
H6	2002	Cebeco International Seeds	T
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Ibis‡			F
Inferno	2004	Jacklin Seed Co.	T
Insignia	2004	Mountain View Seeds, Cascade Int. Seeds	T
ITR90-2	1990	Innovative Turf Research	T
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Jaguar‡	1983	Garfield Williamson	T
Jaguar 3‡	1992	Pure Seed Testing	T
Jaguar II‡		Zajac Performance Seeds	T
Jenna‡			F
Jesup	1995	Georgia AES	F, T
Johnstone‡		Kentucky AES, USDA-ARS	F
Jordane‡			F
JT-2			T
JT-3‡			T
JT-4			T
Jubilee			T
Justice			T
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Kalahari			T
K-19‡
K-20‡
Karolina‡			F
Kasba‡			F
Kentucky 31 (a.k.a. K-31) ‡	1943	Kentucky AES	F, T
Kenhy		Kentucky AES, USDA-ARS	F
Keszthelyi 50‡			F
Kilimanjaro‡			T
Kitty Hawk			T
Kitty Hawk SST	2000	Smith Seed Services	T
Kokanee‡			F
Kontiki‡			T
Kora‡			F
Kord‡			F
Koreta‡			T
Korina‡			T
Krasnodarskaya 36‡			F
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Labarinth‡			T
Lancer	1991	Pickseed	T
Lancer-E			T
Lara‡			F
Laramie	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Lekora‡			F
Leopard			T
Leprechaum‡			T
Leprechaun‡	1990	Pickseed West	T
Lesana‡			T
Lexington			T
Lexus	1993	Barenbrug	T
Lion	2001	Cascade International Seed	T
Lira‡			F
Losinka‡			F
Lubrette‡			F
Lucky Selen‡			T
Ludion‡			F
Lunibelle‡			F
Lutine‡			F
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MA 127	2004	Forbes Seed and Grain, Cascade Int. Seeds	T
MA 158	2004	DLF Int. Seed, Cascade Int. Seeds	T
Madra‡			T
Magellan			T
Magno‡			F
Malik‡			F
Marksman‡	1992	McCarthy-Burlingham Research	T
Martin‡	1986	University of Missouri	F
Martin 2‡	2000	Cebeco International Seeds	F
Masterpiece‡	1998	Lebanon Seaboard	T
Matador‡ (a.k.a. Farandole)	1996	Pure Seed Testing	T
Maverick II‡			T
Maximize‡	1988	Pure Seed Testing	F
MB 29			T
MB 215			T
Meandre‡			T
Merida‡`
Merlin Gold‡			T
Mesa‡	1987	Jacklin Seed, Johnathan Green and Sons	T
Metsova‡			F
MI3
MIC 18			T
Micro			T
Millennium‡	1998	Turf Merchants	T
Mini-Mustang	1990	Pickseed West	T
Minx			T
Mirage			T
Miro‡			T
Miss Ketty‡			T
Missouri-96	1978	Missouri AES	F
Mojave	1985	Mid Valley Ag. Products	T
Molva‡			F
Monarch	1987	Turf-Seed	T
Montauk‡	1988	Dr. Kevin McVeigh	T
Montebello‡			F
Montserrat‡	2003	Pickseed West	T
Morgan
Mozark	1987	University of Missouri	F
Murietta‡		Turf-Seed	T
Mustang‡	1982	Pickseed West	T
Mustang II‡			T
Mustang 3‡			T
Mylena‡			F
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Nairobi‡			T
Nanryo‡			F
Nestorix‡			T
Ninja‡			T
Ninja II‡			T
Nobel‡			F
Noria‡			F
Nuicro	1992	KWS-AG	T
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Oasis	1992	Jacklin Seed, Outdoor Equipment	T
Odys‡			F
OFI-FWY			T
Olga‡			T
Olympic‡	1981	Turf-Seed	T
Olympic II	1990	Turf-Seed	T
Olympic Gold‡	1999	Pure Seed Testing	T
Onyx	2001	Cascade International Seed	T
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Pacer	1987	International Seeds	T
Padre			T
Palenque Plus INTA‡			F
Palisades			T
Pedestal	2000	Pratum Co-op Warehouse	T
Pedastal II			T
Palma‡			F
Panalex‡			F
Pandur‡			F
Parnas‡			F
Pastelle‡			F
Penna‡			F
Penngrazer	1985	FFR	F
Phoenix	1990	Barenbrug	T
Phyter	1986	FFR	F
Picasso	2000	Lebanon Seaboard	T
Pixie‡	1993	Jacklin Seed	T
Pixie-E			T
Plantation‡ (a.k.a. Penn 1901)	1999	Pennington Seeds	T
Pride‡			T
Prospect			T
Prosper‡			F
Pure Gold‡			T
Pyramid			T
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Quantum‡			F
Quest	2001	J.R. Simplot- Jacklin Seed	T
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Raptor			T
Rebel‡	1980	Lofts Seed	T
Rebel 2000			T
Rebel 3D	1992	Lofts Seed	T
Rebel Exeda			T
Rebel II‡	1986	Lofts Seed	T
Rebel III			T
Rebel IV			T
Rebel Jr.‡	1989	Lofts Seed	T
Rebel Pro			T
Rebel Sentry‡			T
Redcoat			T
Regiment‡			T
Regiment II			T
Reina‡			F
Rembrandt‡	1998	Lebanon Seaboard	T
Rendition			T
Renegade			T
Reserve			T
Retu‡			F
Richmond	1987	Cascade International Seeds, Johnathan Green & Sons	T
Riverside			T
Rustifina‡
Rustinera‡			T
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Safari‡	1991	Turf-Seed	T
Safe			F
Samantha‡			F
Samson‡			T
Sapphire‡		D.J. Van Der Have	T
Savoy‡			T
Scoperta‡			F
Scorpion‡			T
Seine‡			F, T
Select			F
Shelby‡
Shenandoah	1990	R.J. Peterson Enterprises	T
Shenandoah II			T
Sheridan (a.k.a. NA-TDD)	2004	Novel Ag	T
Shortstop‡	1989	Pickseed West	T
Shortstop II			T
Signia			T
Silverado‡	1989	Turf-Seed	T
Silverado II	2004	Turf-Seed, Inc.	T
Silverstar‡			T
Sinfonia‡			T
Soni‡
Sopline‡			F
Southeast	1999	University of Georgia	T
Southern Choice‡			T
Southern Choice II	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Southern Comfort‡			T
Southern Cross	1984	Snow Brand Seed	F
Southland
SR 8200‡	1990	Seed Research of Oregon	T
SR 8210‡			T
SR 8250			T
SR 8300‡	1992	Seed Research of Oregon	T
SR 8550			T
SR 8600‡			T
SRX 8V9
SRX MO94
Stag			F
Stagecoach
Starfire	2003	Radix Research, DLF/Jenks	T
Stargrazer	1993	FFR	F
Starlet‡			T
Stef		Poznan Plant Breeding	F
Stetson			T
Stockman	2002	FFR	F
Stonewall			T
Strand‡			T
Stronger‡
Sunpro			T
Sura‡			F
Susana‡			T
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Tahoe	2004	Columbia Seeds, Cascade Int. Seed	T
Talent‡			T
Talisman‡			T
Tangaroa‡			F
Tanit‡			F
Tar Heel‡	1996	Pure Seed Testing	T
Tar Heel II‡			T
Tarmena‡
Taurus	1989	Turf Merchants	T
Tempest	2002	McCarthy Research Farm	T
Tempo	1983	Barenbrug/Normarc	T
Terros‡			F
TF-931
Tenacity	2003	University of Georgia	T
Teton			F
TF66	2001	Barenbrug	T
TF8503			F
Thoroughbred‡			T
Thunderbird	1989	Pure Seed Testing	T
Tima‡
Tip
Tipton
Titan‡	1987	Seed Research of Oregon	T
Titan 2‡			T
Titan LTD‡			T
Titanium			T
Tomahawk‡	1989	Pure Seed Testing	T
Tomahawk GT	2000		T
Tomahawk RT‡			T
Tomcat		Clemson University	T
Torpedo‡			T
Total
Tracer	2001	Barenbrug	T
Tradition	1987	Pure Seed Testing	T
Trailblazer‡	1986	Pure Seed Testing	T
Trailblazer II	1989	Pure Seed Testing	T
Tribute‡	1988	Lofts Seed	T
Trident			T
Tulsa‡			T
Tulsa II			T
Turnberry			T
Tuscany‡			F
Tuscany II	2002	FFR	F
Tuxedo			T
Twilight	1991	Turf Merchants	T
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Vegas‡	1990	Barenbrug/Normarc	T
Velocity			T
Venus‡			F
Veranda			T
Verdant‡			F
Virtue	1990	Pure Seed Testing	T
Vio‡			F
Vulcan‡			F
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WAF			T
Watchdog			T
Wildcat			T
Wildfire			T
Willamette‡	1985	Willamette Seed and Grain	F
Winchester	1986	Rutgers Univ., Pure Seed Testing	T
Winchester II	1992	McCarthy-Burlingham Research	T
Wolfpack‡	1997	Pure Seed Testing	T
WPEZE	2000	Western Productions	T
Wrangler‡	1987	Jacklin Seed	T
Wrangler II	1996	Jacklin Seed	T
WVPB-TF-DLF-1
WX3-275			T
Wyatt			T
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Yamanami‡			F
Zanzibar			T

† T, turf; F, forage.

‡ Eligible for certification according to the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) seed schemes.

§ AES, Agricultural Experiment Station.

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