Variety traits
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm.
The maturity group for this crop serves as an administrative classifier, whereas agronomically, Westerwold ryegrass is characterized by high biological earliness with a short development cycle.
In the reference 36 varieties crop Westerwolds Ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.
In official variety registers, Westerwold ryegrass is classified on a 6-point scale, covering ranges from ultra-early to late-maturing forms. This division is used primarily to standardize testing procedures for distinctness, uniformity, and stability.
In practice, the crop is distinguished by an extremely high intensity of development: the first productive cut is possible 35–45 days after sowing, and the full vegetative period is 65–80 days. High growth rate allows the plant to be used as a stubble crop or as a component for quickly establishing a forage supply chain.
General information about the subject — on the page Maturity group.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
ILVO-PLANT 39
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Universiteit Gent Afd. Plantenteelt
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lantmannen SW Seed AB, SE-268 81 Svalof
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
RAGT 2n, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Oseva Uni a.s., CZ
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Valley Seeds Pty Ltd., Valley Seeds Pty Ltd.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GLOBALGRASS SP. Z O.O.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Istituto Sperimentale per le colture foraggere (IT)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DLF B.V.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
R 2n (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
ILVO-PLANT 39
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass