TMi Backspin Creeping Bentgrass

BACKSPIN SPINS ALONG WITH
THE NEW ELITE CREEPING BENTGRASSES

SUMMER DENSITY similar to SR1020, Crenshaw and Providence

LEAF TEXTURE equal to SR1020, Providence and Southshore

Better DOLLAR SPOT resistance than 18th Green or Crenshaw

Overall MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY at par with Crenshaw, Cato and Southshore

The Economical, Top Rated Fairway Bent
NTEP trials show that there is NO STATISTICAL DIFFERENCE in MEAN TURFGRASS QUALITY between Backspin And the #1 rated bentgrass on fairways And tees.

But, when it comes to price, there is a big difference. Backspin is a Certified, PVP variety Grown under strict quality standards. And, like all bentgrasses, Backspin will not get grey leaf spot.

DOLLAR SPOT

Ratings 1-9; 9=No Disease

Name

Mean

SR 1020

6.1

Backspin

5.7

18th Green

4.7

Crenshaw

4.3

LSD VALUE

0.8

LEAF TEXTURE
Ratings 1-9; 9=Ideal Turf

Name	Mean

Backspin	7.3
SR 1020	7.2
Providence	7.1
Southshore	7.1
LSD VALUE	0.3

OVERALL TURFGRASS QUALITY
Ratings 1-9; 9=Ideal Turf

Name	Mean

Crenshaw	6.2
Cato	6.2
Southshore	6.1
Backspin	5.9
SR 1020	5.9
LSD VALUE	0.4

SUMMER DENSITY

Ratings 1-9; 9=Max. Density

Name

Mean

Providence

7.1

Crenshaw

7.0

Backspin

6.9

SR 1020

6.9

LSD VALUE

0.5

The above charts represent only a portion of the national trial (1994 data).
For a copy of the complete trial, please contact Turf Merchants.

Backspin Acrobat® PDF Documents	Filename and Size
Backspin Brochure	TMI_Backspin.pdf, 608k

TMI NTEP Performance Brochure	TMI_NTEP_Performance.pdf, 672k
TMI Overseeding Brochure	TMI_Overseeding.pdf, 148k
TMI Sod Quality Brochure	TMI_NTEP_Performance.pdf, 436k

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