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Article: Seed availability at a glance. (Turfgrass Management).
- Article from:
- Landscape Management
- Article date:
- September 1, 2002
CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2002 Questex Media Group, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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The turf seed industry is making headway in matching supply with demand. This is especially true with perennial ryegrass.
Over-production of perennial ryegrass in Oregon's Willamette Valley led to bargain prices in recent years, but growers reduced the number of acres planted in 2001 to 164,000 and chopped it again this year to 130,000. What's this mean? Expect the price of most varieties to rise.
Meanwhile, prices of many varieties of turf-type tall fescue seed could actually be lower because of a large crop of K-31. Newer turf-type varieties are superior to K-31 in appearance and performance, but many consumers don't know this ... or don't care.
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