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Agronomy Handbook 2023 Dec 11, 2023 424-100 (SPES-299P)
Agronomy Handbook 2023: Part III. Turfgrass Dec 15, 2023 424-100-C (SPES-299P-C)
Agronomy Handbook 2023: Part IV. Seed Facts Dec 15, 2023 424-100-D (SPES-299P-D)
2017-2018 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
The Maryland-Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendation Work Group meets each Spring to consider the previous year’s data from Virginia and Maryland National Turfgrass Evaluation Program (NTEP) and ancillary trials and to formulate these recommendations. Virginia and Maryland variety recommendations are essentially identical except for specialized grasses and research situations that differ due to adaptation and state regulation.
Jun 30, 2017 CSES-17NP (CSES-195NP)
2019-20 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations Jul 22, 2019 SPES-154NP
2020-21 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations Feb 25, 2021 SPES-237NP (SPES-301NP)
2021-22 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations Jul 21, 2021 SPES-343NP
2018-2019 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations Oct 8, 2018 SPES-66NP
2022-23 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations Aug 17, 2022 SPES-421NP
2024-25 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
The annual Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendation List details the best performing turfgrass varieties as determined over time by replicated field trials conducted by turfgrass scientists at Virginia Tech and the University of Maryland.
Aug 5, 2024 SPES-617NP
2025-26 Virginia Turfgrass Variety Recommendations
The turfgrass variety recommendation list provides the end user the most current varieties of named turfgrasses that have met all Virginia Crop Improvement Association requirements for turfgrass quality and have provided the best performance in field variety trials in Blacksburg, Virginia Beach, and College Park, MD. Commercially available varieties that have performed in the top statistical categories of field trials for a minimum of two years are designated as 'promising' and varieties that perform in the top statistical categories for 3 or more years receive the designation of 'recommended'.
Aug 29, 2025 SPES-727NP