Perennial Rye

Arena

Arena results from a New Zealand research and breeding program dedicated to developing new varieties of cool-season turf grasses that originate from plants selected in the Mediterranean Zone. These Varieties are environmentally suited to corresponding climates in much of Chile, South Africa, Australia/New Zealand, and they will naturally adapt to California's own similar climate zones. When compared to North American Ryegrass varieties, ARENA offers many year-round advantages:

• Fall: Arena germinates at lower temperatures.
  Laboratory tests were undertaken to determine the level of germination at 41 degrees F.  (Standard tests for seedling germination are undertaken at 68 degrees F). Arena seed germ counts greatly exceeded all USA-bred cultivators included in the test.*
   

• Winter: Arena maintains a higher level of winter activity.
  Low soil and air temperatures restrict most plant vigor, yet winter wear tolerance studies showed that Arena has the highest winter growth ranking among the elite perennial ryes tested.*
   

• Spring: Arena shows best spring recovery.
  The combination of winter tolerance and high turf density gave  Arena stronger recovery after harsh or excessive winter use.*
   

• Summer: Arena comes equipped with an advanced degree of drought tolerance enabling it to adapt to California's hot-and-dry summer season.
  Arena persists where other varieties fail: after 8 weeks of stress from summer wear and weather, Arena had the highest remaining percentage of groundcover in New Zealand trials. And  Arena has shown that it can withstand the lower mower heights becoming standard practice throughout the world of professional baseball, soccer, and golf.*

                    *For trial samples & information please contact:

Pacific Coast Seed at 1-800-seed-inc (1-800-733-3462) or email them at pcsseed@worldnet.att.net