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A late, high yielding persistent tall fescue with good fodder digestibility, for cooler regions

• Superior regrowth
• Tolerance to drought
• Good winterhardiness
• In the first cut, digestibility of Karolina is the same as of meadow fescues
• Digestibility is little bit lower compared to meadow fescues in aftermath
• For use in the grass mixtures for silage production

• Variety no. 1 for cooler climates
• Excellent dry mass yields
• Yields are by 20 % higher than that of true fescue
• Late panicle emergence, resulting in high leaf yield
• Heading time – late, 8 points
• Ripening time – late
• The height of the plants during heading – medium
• Stem length with inflorescence – long/very long
• Dry mass yield – 12.25 t/ha (in 2012-2017, official economic value (VCU) trials in Finland)
• I cut DM yield – 4.088 t/ha
• II cut DM yield – 5.26 t/ha
• III cut DM yield – 3.46 t/ha
• Regrows well
• Drought resistance – resistant
• Winter hardiness – good
• Tolerates harsh winters
• Suitable for northern, continental climates
• Resistance to lodging – medium
• Disease resistance – good
• Persistent
• Average seed yield – 600-800 kg/ha
• Seed yield potential – >1000 kg/ha
• 1000 seeds weight – 2.45 g
• Good digestibility (similar to that of true fescue) (D-value – 66.9-69.9 %)
• Protein content – ​​13.9 %
• Sown in mixtures for silage production

• Total yield – 11.136 t/ha
• Yield of the 1st cut – 4.144 t/ha
• Yield of the 2nd cut – 5.032 t/ha
• Yield of the 3rd cut – 3.546 t/ha
• Injuries during winter – 6.7 %
• Digestibility of the yield of the 1st cut (D value) – 688 (g/kg DM)
• Digestibility (D value) of the yield of second cut – 679 (g/kg DM)
• Digestibility of the yield of the 3rd cut (D value) – 687 (g/kg DM)
• Protein content in the yield of the 1st cut – 146 (g/kg DM)
• Protein content in the yield of the second cut – 140 (g/kg DM)
• Protein content in the yield of the 3rd cut – 128 (g/kg DM)

*According to research in Finland (BOREAL)

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam