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CALDRIS

Confirmed performance for golf greens in Scandianavian and UK trials

Maintains good winter colour even in very cold regions

Caldris has been the best performing variety for both the "South" and "North" sites in the Scandinavian Scangreen trials.

The visual merit, density and fineness are excellent, and the winter colour is better than all other varieties.

Very good performance for Lawn and Greens in STRI trials

Caldris is very good in Lawn trials (fairway/tee cutting height) and green trials (cut at 4-7 mm).

Salt tolerance

In the DLF R&D tests for salt tolerance Caldris performed very well.

  • Top performing in Scangreen trials in "South" and "North"
  • Best winter colour
  • Very fine leaved
  • High shoot density

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

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