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Phleum pratense L.

Produced in Lithuania

A fairly late, very productive, highly digestible timothy grass with good winter hardiness

  • Fairly late variety with excellent stem digestibility
  • Very productive and winterhardy
  • Good regrowth capability
  • High quality of the first cut fodder even in unfavourable harvesting conditions
  • Also, the yield of later cuts is of superb feeding quality
  • Very good seed productivity capacity
  • Winters well
  • Due to the good regrowth characteristics of this variety, yields are high
  • Yields and quality of the following harvests are good also
  • It is also characterized by good seed yields
  • Grass digestibility is very good
  • During the years of official research, no negative consequences of hibernation were observed
  • The plants are very resistant, they are good even in the third and fourth year
  • Suitable for intensive use, mowed or grazed at least 3 times a year
  • Good resistance to lodging
  • Very good disease resistance
  • Perfect for sowing in mixtures with alfalfa and early clover
  • Because of its good regeneration, it is an excellent component for productive long-term pastures
  • Number of days to heading – 46 days (counting from 05.01)
  • Injuries after winter – only 4.9 %
  • Dry matter yield of the first cut – 5.289 t/ha
  • Dry matter content of the first cut – 21.6 %
  • Aftermath dry matter after the first cut – 5.072 t//ha
  • Total yield of dry matter in the first year of use – 10,361 t//ha
  • The aftermath accounted for 49 % of the total dry matter yield in the first year of use
  • The amount of fiber (NDF) in the dry matter of the first cut – 649 g/kg
  • Protein content in the dry matter of the first cut – 116 g/kg
  • Amount of digestible organic matter (D-value) in the dry matter the second cut – 68.4 %
  • The amount of fiber (NDF) in the dry matter the second cut – 638 g/kg
  • Protein content in the dry matter of the third cut – 101 g/kg
  • Amount of digestible organic matter (D-value) in the dry matter of the third cut – 68.1 %

*variety test data in Finland, 2000-2004

  • Total annual yield – 10,695 t/ha
  • Total annual protein yield – 1,413 t/ha
  • Injuries during winter – 3.5 %
  • Yield of the 1st year – 12,094 t/ha
  • Yield of the 2nd year – 10,096 t/ha
  • Yield of the 3rd year – 9.698 t/ha
  • Digestibility of the yield of the 1st year (D value, digestible proteins) – 679 g/kg
  • Digestibility of the yield of the 2nd year (D value, digestible proteins) – 674 g/kg
  • Digestibility of the yield of the 3rd year (D value, digestible proteins) – 723 g/kg

*2010-2017 oat research data in Finland, px.luke.fi

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


Recommended sowing rate: 12 kg/ha for pure crop, and 6-10 kg/ha when sowing in mixtures