Leading grass seed producer Barenbrug has just produced a brand new video telling the story of its revolutionary product RPR or Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass!

It is available as BAR 7 RPR for use on winter sports surfaces such as football and rugby pitches while EXTREME RPR is designed for use on tees, fairways and walkways on golf courses.

Appearing in the video, which highlights the development and success of RPR, is Roy Rigby, grounds manager at Manchester City and his three colleagues, Lee Jackson, Lee Metcalfe and Steve Malone who look after respectively the Ethiad Stadium, Carrington and Platt Lane training grounds.

Manchester City helped with the development of BAR 7 RPR which is now used exclusively at all three venues, where it has won praise for the quality of the playing surface and its ability to recover from heavy wear with some of the training facilities being used seven days a week.

Helping with the trials of EXTREME RPR was Allan Patterson, manager of the Castle Course at St Andrews where it was used for an overseeding programme in the maintained rough areas which started in September 2012.

Allan Patterson said RPR gave excellent results with the maintained rough having a good definition and colour which had all resulted in highly complementary comments from members.

The secret of RPR is its creeping growth habit made possible through the production of elongated tillers. These are growth shoots emerging from the nodes at the base of each plant. They creep horizontally just below the surface and are capable of developing roots at the internodes creating entirely new grass plants.

This creeping growth habit results in fast establishment, excellent wear tolerance and unparalleled recovery capability.

Said Barenbrug research & development manager, Turf & Amenity, Dr David Greenshields; “As a company research and development is at the very heart of what we do and the cultivar Barclay II, which we branded as RPR, is just the latest example.

“It has been extremely successful and is quickly becoming the grass seed of choice at Premier League football and rugby clubs, both for the stadiums and on training grounds.

“We are very grateful for the input in its development from both Manchester City and St Andrews and are delighted that it has achieved the results we always knew it would.”