Cultivation
Festuca arundinacea Schreb.
Tall fescue is a valuable perennial forage crop characterized by high green mass yield, drought tolerance, and stand longevity of up to 12 years.
In the reference 171 varieties crop Tall fescue, where this is mentioned in the description.
Tall fescue is an upper-level loose-bunchgrass suitable for the production of green mass, hay, haylage, and silage. The crop is valued for its active regrowth and ability to remain vegetative until late autumn, maintaining productivity in field and meadow grass mixtures for 5–12 years.
The high forage productivity of the crop is ensured by a robust root system that allows it to outperform meadow fescue in yield under arid conditions. The plant is adapted to heavy clay, saline, and waterlogged soils and also possesses strong stems resistant to lodging.
The biochemical value of fescue depends on the growth stage and cultivation conditions. To improve palatability and energy content, breeding efforts are focused on creating varieties with soft leaves or festulolium-type plants, which also minimizes risks when using varieties that contain endophytes.
General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.
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.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
R.V. FRAKES AND J.R. COWAN
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PGG Wrightson Seeds South America
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Theodorus P.M. op den Kamp
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
KIMIHIA RESEARCH STATION-PGG WRIGHTSON SEEDS
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
UNIVERSITY OF GENT
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
DLF Trifolium A-S, DK
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Rouergue Auvergne Gévaudan Tarnais -RAGT-
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PURE SEED TESTING
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
WILLIAM MEYER
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
GREEN GENETICS
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
RAGT 2n
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Teagasc (IE)
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Gentos S.A.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Grasslands Innovation Limited, Grasslands Innovation Limited
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
FAL Station de Recherche Agronomique Federale (CH)/Delley Semences et Plantes SA (CH)
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PICKSEED WEST INC
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
GIE Semunion Recherches (FR)
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
DLF Trifolium A-S, DK
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
SIMPLOT TURF AND HORTICULTURE
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
BARENBRUG UK LTD
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
D.J.VAN DER HAVE
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PURE SEED TESTING
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
TurfOne & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey