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Champion GQ

Champion GQ

CHAMPION® GQ (Lolium perenne) perennial ryegrass blend was developed with
turf characteristics important for all uses. In addition, CHAMPION® GQ has superior
seed quality, with a NO POA tag based on extended seed testing so you are not
planting your problems. The cultivars used exhibit rapid establishment, stress and
disease tolerance, cool weather active growth, wear tolerance and recovery. They
demonstrated high overall performance under various maintenance levels ranging
from golf course fairways to residential lawns.

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Seed Research of Oregon (SRO) innovated with products like salt-tolerant turfgrasses and Super Bents™. With Seed Research by DLF™, we continue to offer premium turfgrass solutions backed by cutting-edge research and development.

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Key features

  • Ideal for renovating & repairing athletic fields
  • Best for medium to heavy soil types in full sun to light shade
  • Includes advanced genetics with increased disease, stress & pest tolerance
  • Improved genetic color, fine texture and mowability
  • Persists in varying climatic conditions, with heavy wear & tea

General Characteristics
Establishment (Days) 3-7
First Mowing (Days) 14
Endophyte + (Yes, No) Yes
Germination (Days) 3-7
Segment Turfgrass
Species Turf Mixes/Blends
Seeding Information
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 300,000-310,000
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 600,000-680,000
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 336.25-448.34
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 300-400
Seeding Rate - Golf Green Overseed (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.) 30
Seeding Rate - New (Kg./100 sq. meters) 33-45
Seeding Rate - New (Lbs./1000 sq. ft.) 7-9

Mean Overall Turfgrass Quality – Winter Overseed on Dormant Bermudagrass

National Perennial Ryegrass Test – 2010-2011 Data Tucson Country Club – Tucson, AZ

Mean

3/5/2013  

  Sideways

7.1

8.7  

  Octane

7.3

8  

  Mach 1

6.4

7.7  

  Sienna

6.8

7.3  

  Rio Vista

6.7

7  

  Haven

6.8

7  

  Insight

6.6

7  

  Sox Fan

6

7  

  Pinnacle

5.9

7  

  Uno

6.1

6.7  

  Allante

5.9

6.7  

  Pangea GLR

6.2

6.3  

  Pizzazz 2 GLR

6.1

6.3  

  Rinovo

6.2

6  

  Bonneville

5.7

6  

  Palmer V

5.4

6  

  Brightstart SLT

5.9

5.7  

  Dominator

5.6

5.7  

  Linn

4.1

4  

  LSD@5%

1.7

3.4  

Rating 1-9, 9=Best Overall Turfgrass Quality

 

Mean Turfgrass Quality and Gray Leaf Spot Ratings

National Perennial Ryegrass Test – 2011 Data Grown at Adelphia, NJ (GLS Study)

Quality

GLS 71 Days  

  SR 4650

7.9

8  

  Sideways

6.7

7.7  

  Pangea GLR

7.6

7  

  Bonneville

6.8

7  

  Octane

7.6

6.7  

  Pizzazz 2 GLR

6.8

6.7  

  Rio Vista

6.1

6  

  Sox Fan

5.6

5  

  Fiesta 4

5

4.7  

  Palmer V

4.6

4.3  

  Haven

4.2

4.3  

  Uno

3.6

3  

  Dominator

3

3  

  Sienna

2.1

2.3  

  Insight

1.7

2  

  Brightstar SLT

1.4

1.7  

  Allante

1.8

1.3  

  Pinnacle

1.1

1  

  Linn

1

1  

  LSD@5%

1

1.1  

Rating 1-9, 9=Best Overall Turfgrass Quality

 

 

 

Mean Turfgrass Quality Ratings of Named Perennial Ryegrass Cultivars

National Perennial Ryegrass Test – 2012 Data Traffic Study at Madison, WI

Mean  

  SR 4650

5.6  

  Premium

5.6  

  Stamina

5.4  

  Sideways

5.3  

  GrandSlam GLD

5.3  

  Aspaire

5.2  

  Karma 5.2

6.1  

  Thrive 5.1

5.6  

  Wicked 5.0

5  

  Allante 4.9

4.6  

  Sienna 4.7

4.2  

  Linn 4.6

3.6  

  Palmer 5 4.6

3  

  Rinovo 4.2

2.1  

  Prominent 4.1

1.7  

  LSD@5%

1  

Ratings 1-9, 9 = Ideal Turf

 

2016 Overseeding of Bermudagrass Fairway Test

Tucson Country Club - Tucson, AZ

Mean  

  Champion GQ

7.5  

  Landmark 5

6.8  

  Commander ST

6.7  

  Futura 3000

6.7  

  LTP-3 PR

6.7  

  Stellar 3GL

6.7  

  Brightstar SLT

6.5  

  SPR

6.5  

  Line Drive II

6.1  

  Landmark 3

6.1  

  Prosport 4

6  

  Allsport 5

5.9  

  LSD@5%

0.8  

Ratings 1-9; 9 = Best Turfgrass Quality and Other Ratings

 

 

 

% Green Under Drought

National Perennial Ryegrass Test – 2011 Data Blacksburg, VA

1 Mo. Irrigation Withheld 7/24

Recov. 9/6  

  Sideways

17.7

80  

  SR 4660 ST

17

76.7  

  SR 4650

20.3

70.7  

  Uno

21

68.3  

  Pizzazz 2 GLR

7

65  

  Dominator

15

63  

  Octane

18

61  

  Sox Fan

14

60  

  Palmer V

22.3

55.3  

  Pangea GLR

19

52  

  Insight

16.7

50  

  Rio Vista

4.3

50  

  Allante

10

47.3  

  Sienna

37

46.7  

  Linn

8.3

43.7  

  Brightstar SLT

21

43.3  

  Haven

11.7

41.7  

  Pinnacle

18.7

38.7  

  LSD@5%

33.6

58.7  

% Percent Green Cover