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1987 Update Of Agronomic Performance Of Tall Fescue Varieties, Paul B. Burrus Ii, Garry D. Lacefield, J. Kenneth Evans
1987 Update Of Agronomic Performance Of Tall Fescue Varieties, Paul B. Burrus Ii, Garry D. Lacefield, J. Kenneth Evans
Agronomy Notes
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea, Schreb.) is a well adapted, widely used pasture species occupying approximately 5.5 million acres in Kentucky and 35 million acres in the south central United States.
Commercial tall fescue varieties have been developed from plant materials of either northern European or Mediterranean origin. Varieties developed at the University of Kentucky -- Kentucky 31, Kenmont, Kenwell, Kenhy, and Johnstone -- trace to plant materials of northern European origin. The Kentucky varieties have later maturity dates and have greater resistance to certain foliar diseases during summer than varieties that are of Mediterranean origin (i.e., Alta, Fawn, Goar, and …