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A late, distinguishing in high-dry matter yield, rust-resistant cocksfoot suitable for both haying and grazing

• Tall, tufted grass with a very high leaf mass
• Excellent combination of lateness, high yield and rust resistance
• Very high dry matter yields
• Late flowering
• Extremely high summer yields
• Persistent
• Resistant to adverse environmental factors, winter hardy
• Slightly sensitive to late spring frosts
• Excellent resistance to water shortage and heat
• Rust resistant
• Intensive growth throughout the growing season and excellent development, it is one of the most productive forage grasses
• As a late variety, it is excellent in mixtures with perennial ryegrass and white clover
• It is worth sowing together with early and medium-early varieties of forage grasses, clover or other legumes
• Its significant advantage is its high energy value – it is a protein-rich and nutritionally valuable grass
• When cut at the right time, it produces very good quality hay
• Leaves, which are rich in protein and microelements, are excellent for silage
• It also has good grazing tolerance
• A perennial plant, very aggressive, tends to crowd out other species from the grassland
• Grows very quickly
• Does not produce generative shoots in the first year
• Shows its full yield after 2-3 years of use
• Successfully grown on various soils, the best are medium rich, highly uncompacted, light soils
• Requires a sufficient amount of nitrogen and potassium for growth
• Is drought and shade-tolerant, only then does it grow less strongly
• Does not tolerate excessive substrate moisture

• Yield of first cut – 5 points (out of 9)
• Yield of subsequent cuts – 6 points (out of 9)
• Total yield – 6 points (out of 9)
• Late maturity – 6 points
• Sensitivity to frost – 5 points
• Tendency to lodging – 4 points
• Sensitivity to rust – 3 points
• Grazing tolerance – 8 points
• Suitability for mixtures – 7 points
• Salinity tolerance – 6 points
• Yield – 8 points

*According to the variety evaluations of the Bundessortenamt (Germany)

• Yield – 5.9
• Quality – 3.8
• Spring growth – 2.7 points
• Competitiveness – 3.3
• Persistence – 4.2
• Winter hardiness – 4.4
• Resistance/tolerance to leaf diseases – 3.6
• Digestible organic matter (DOM) – 7.3
• Overall index – 4.60

*Rating scale: 1 – very good; 5 – average; 9 – very bad
**Source: Data from studies in Switzerland in 2015-2017. Suter D., Frick R., Hirschi1 H. Neue Sortenempfehlung beim Knaulgras: RGT Lovely statt Lazuly. Agrarforschung Schweiz 9 (6): 200–205, 2018.

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