BARENBRUGSPORT2024 | PRODUCT GUIDE 11 Figure 2 - Perennial ryegrass (left) v RPR (right) both sown at the same time. The determinate stolons are growth shoots emerging from auxiliary buds at the base of each plant. When an RPR plant is damaged, creating space, determinate stolons will grow horizontally into the empty space and develop roots (Fig. 1). Each RPR plant connects to other plants and into the top layer of the soil; this produces a network of stolons. Our unique products that utilise the RPR technology - RPR Sport, RPR Golf, RPR Sprint - are blends of hardwearing perennial ryegrasses and the RPR cultivar, Barlibro, for the renovation and construction of elite winter sports pitches, racecourses, and golf courses. Figure 1 - The lateral growth habit results in fast establishment between seeding lines and unparalleled capacity for recovery after and during wear. Figure 2 clearly shows the rapid spread of RPR. Products available in the RPR Range: RPR Golf see page 23. RPR Sport see page 30. RPR Sprint see page 43. Revolutionary technology: regenerating grass. Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR) is a group of cultivars bred from Barenbrug’s grass breeding stations that delivers unparalleled recovery from wear and a naturally self-regenerating growth habit. • Fasterestablishmentcomparedtonormalperennial ryegrasses, particularly ‘fill-in’ between disc-seeding lines or in golf divot repair • Givesaverydensesward,excellentweartoleranceand unparalleled recovery after wear • Addedtractionstrengthduetointerconnectedplants, RPR’s creeping growth habit helps fill in sand slits and drainage lines Normal perennial ryegrasses exhibit a purely tufted growth habit, with limited sidewards growth. Barenbrug’s unique RPR cultivar, Barlibro, produces determinate stolons (Fig. 1) (a stem that grows below the ground surface) as it establishes and grows. Regenerating INTRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY GROUPS GOLF CRICKET & TENNIS FOOTBALL & RUGBY RACING & EQUESTRIAN TECHNICAL & SUPPORT
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