New No. 1 rated Siskin chewings fescue helps Johnsons drive for the top spot in fine turf

In the new STRI guide, Siskin followed by Humboldt topped the chewings fescue table, while DLF cultivars Manor and Arrowtown lead the bent grass table, and Nigella and Beudin slender creeping red fescue came out on top in their category.

Siskin is a new, versatile cultivar developed in response to greenkeeper requests. It combines top visual merit; the highest disease resistance score listed, with incredible shoot density - all of which correlate to improved turf quality and reduced maintenance budgets in terms of fertiliser, fungicides and poa control. It also has exceptional salt tolerance making it ideal for use on links courses where salt spray can be an issue. Siskin is included in the new formulations of J Green, J Fescue, J Links and J Premier Fairway.

The golf offering from Johnsons Sports Seed is further enhanced with the opportunity to purchase leading mixtures with the ProNitro coating. Since its launch at BTME 2016 ProNitro has proven itself to deliver significantly stronger establishment while reducing input costs - a combination popular with greenkeepers looking to balance budgets with improved turf quality.

Another DLF fine fescue launching at BTME is Archibal, a slender creeping red fescue incorporated in the Masterline formulations. Delivering excellent summer colour and strong disease resistance, Archibal features in an upgraded Pro Master 13 renovation mixture, Pro Master 35 for tees and Pro Master 40 fairway mixture.

The DLF Johnsons range of grass seed is available from the Pitchcare Shop