Kenda™

Pennisetum clandestinum 'KIK203'

A faster establishing, uniform Kikuyu.

Kenda is a Kikuyu with great drought and wear tolerance. This is because of its deep and strong rhizomes that hold the turf together. As well as being able to handle heavy wear and prolonged drought, Kenda is fast to establish. Although it establishes faster than other Kikuyu types, it doesn’t need more mowing. It grows more horizontally than vertically, meaning it will be at a smaller height than other Kikuyu turf when unmown.
Kenda is more uniform and has a denser appearance than common Kikuyu. Kikuyu, like Couch, needs regular mowing or it will get untidy and thin out. Kenda seems to be denser than the common form when left unmown, making it a more uniform and beautiful Kikuyu.

Common Kikuyu and seeded types regularly produce viable seed, which can spread via a number of methods. Kenda is a male sterile turf, producing little or no viable seed heads, making it a safer option.*

There have been no yellow leaves observed on Kenda, while other varieties have had little Kikuyu yellows appearing over summer. During trials, Kenda also appeared to have better winter colour than the common form of Kikuyu.

*Kenda Kikuyu will generally not produce viable seed, and most of the time will only form the female part of the reproductive system. Kenda was bred to be cytoplasmic male sterile.

Cytoplasmic male sterility is the total or partial male sterility associated with plant biology as the result of specific nuclear and mitochondrial interactions. Male sterility is the failure of plants to produce functional anthers, pollen, or male gametes. This equates to it rarely producing any seed.

New South Wales

Grower	Location	Phone	Email
ABC Turf Supplies	FREEMANS REACH	02 4579 6287
Adrian Sawyer Turf	CAMDEN	02 46 55 66 76	No email
Agland Turf	NABIAC	02 6550 2126
Herons Creek Turf	HERONS CREEK	02 6585 7126
Lower Mountains Landscape Supplies	BLAXLAND	02 4739 8899
Qual Turf	RICHMOND	1300 280 977
Robinsons Turf Supplies	QUEANBEYAN - Supplies to ACT	02 6297 7232
Wholesale Sleeper Company	QUEANBEYAN	02 6299 5886

Victoria

Grower	Location	Phone	Email
Australian Seed & Turf Farm	CURRUM DOWNS	(03) 97727632
Austral Turf Supplies	PAKENHAM	0433 037 360
Green Acres Instant Lawn	KINGLAKE WEST	1800 333 449
Melbourne Brick Co Pty Ltd	GLEN IRIS, BAYSWATER, HALLAM, HOPPERS CROSSING	1300 722 102

Queensland

Grower	Location	Phone	Email
Greenstock Nurseries Pty Ltd	GRIFFIN	07 3204 4522