Pennington Seed's University Partners

For years, Pennington has conducted research with some of the nation’s top universities to provide you with grass seed that grows greener, healthier and longer. 

Rutgers University: Wear and cool-season turf studies and salt impact studies.

University of Arkansas: Development of disease and heat-tolerant tall fescue; drought tolerance in tall fescue and Kentucky Bluegrass.

University of Illinois: Cool-season grass research, warm-season turf research and forage grass testing for cold tolerance.

University of Florida, Pensacola: Bermudagrass studies for southeastern adaptation.

Virginia Tech: Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance (TWCA) trialing at Virginia Beach.

Purdue University: Water efficiency testing for the Turfgrass Water Conservation Alliance.

University of Georgia: Research and development for seashore grass variety breeding.