Potential Bermudagrass royalty

Pure Seed and Atlas Turf International announced the introduction of Sun Queen, their newest seeded Bermudagrass for the golf, sports field and landscape markets. This new release from the breeding program of Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. offers reliable growth, maximum protection, and advanced playability and appearance.

“Pure-Seed Testing developed Sun Queen using germplasm obtained from Mississippi State University,” said Dr. Melodee Fraser, director of Pure-Seed Testing, Inc. East. “It has demonstrated wide adaptability by exhibiting excellent turf performance in multiple trial locations over a range of environments and management conditions. Sun Queen is well-adapted for sports turfs, golf courses, parks, lawns, and amenity turf areas.”

Consistently ranked as a top establishing Bermudagrass in NTEP trials, Sun Queen provides rapid grow-in. Sun Queen also demonstrates extreme wear tolerance, demonstrated through leading results in trials for performance under traffic stress at the University of Tennessee. And when injury does occur, Sun Queen’s aggressive growth delivers quick recovery.

As its name implies, Sun Queen withstands extreme heat without sacrificing performance with further sustainability provided through drought-tolerant and disease-resistant characteristics. Sun Queen features a dark green color, refined leaf texture and early spring green-up.

For added assurance during the grow-in stage, Sun Queen is protected by PureCoat+ water absorbent seed coating. PureCoat guards the seed against environmental pressures, and provides faster germination, quicker establishment and improved water efficiency.