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After 6 years of trials both here in Australia and in the US, Lawn Solutions Australia (LSA) is pleased to announce they have selected a new buffalo grass for release to the Australian market.
Stampede Hybrid Buffalo is an interploid hybrid St. Augustine grass (buffalo grass; Stenotaphrum secundatum (Walt.) Kuntze). It was developed using embryo rescue technology through controlled pairwise crossing between a polyploid buffalo grass (chromosome number: 2n = 2x = 30) and a diploid buffalo grass (chromosome number: 2n = 2x = 18).
Throughout extensive trials, Stampede Hybrid Buffalo consistently demonstrated superior performance, excelling in all crucial turf qualities. Remarkably resilient, Stampede thrived and retained colour during harsh winter conditions and maintained exceptional resistance to disease during humid summer months—conditions that proved challenging for other buffalo grass varieties. Furthermore, Stampede showcased impressive visual appeal and outstanding harvest quality.
The next step in releasing this new grass to the market has involved stock expansion. When a new variety enters Australia through quarantine, only a few runners of plant material are received to expand from for testing.
In 2025, LSA set up propagation facilities for planting stock to be available to LSA foundation farms to expand and make the grass available for each member for planting. All the grass material supplied to LSA Members throughout this process has been expanded from these few pieces of trial stock that came through quarantine in 2022.
LSA engaged the services of the Australian Genetic Assurance Program (AusGAP) to monitor and enact protocols to ensure the purity of this selected variety every step of the way. As you can imagine, the process of creating a supply of a new variety of grass is slow and tedious, but it is pertinent to ensure the purity of the grass so that it performs as it has throughout trials.
Supply of this exciting new buffalo grass is anticipated to be available by Spring 2026, marking an exciting advancement for turf enthusiasts and professionals alike.
