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Forage use of Westerwold ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm.

Westerwold ryegrass is a highly productive, early-maturing cereal grass used for the rapid production of green fodder, hay, and haylage. The crop is characterized by high initial growth energy and the ability to regrow multiple times after mowing within a single season.

In the reference 83 varieties crop Westerwolds Ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The crop is capable of producing the first productive cut 35–45 days after sowing and germinates at low temperatures starting from +2–4 °C. Westerwold ryegrass is used as a standalone forage crop, a cover crop, or for overseeding sparse stands. With sufficient moisture, it provides 2–3 cuts per season.

The plant has high digestibility; however, it is critically important to adhere to harvesting timelines, as delaying mowing leads to a sharp decline in nutritional value due to intensive heading and stem lignification. The optimal period for harvesting is considered the booting stage or the onset of heading.

Compared to Italian ryegrass, the Westerwold form demonstrates a higher development rate and dry matter yield specifically in the first cut. Depending on breeding objectives, tetraploid forms of the crop may have larger leaves and a higher sugar content compared to diploid forms.

General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.

Sources8

Varieties of Westerwolds Ryegrass mentioned in the description

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.

Pollanum

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH & Co. KG, D-59557 Lippstadt

EE FI LU SI UA
10 records

Barspectra

Application submitted

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Barenbrug Holland BV, 6501 BH Nijmegen

CZ DK EE FR PL SE
10 records

Lemnos

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Rijksstation Voor Plantenveredeling (BE)

BE DK FI FR LU
7 records

Limella

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

DR. LUTKE-ENTRUP / MICHELMANN GUNTER

DK EE SE
7 records

Peleton

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Van der Have Grasses B.V. (NL)

EE FR LU
6 records

Mendoza

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Universiteit Gent Afd. Plantenteelt

BE SI UA
6 records

Bartigra

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

NOEL DOMINIGUE

FR LU
6 records

Torero

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Wijk, A.J.P.

FI FR SE
6 records

Lolan

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A-S, DK

CZ FR LU
6 records

Liquattro

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

AT DK LU PL
5 records

Labelle

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Limagrain Genetics Grandes Cultures SA (FR)

EE FR
5 records

Licherry

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

AT LU
4 records

Swale

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Svalöf Weibull (SE)

EE SE
6 records

Carexpress

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Carneau Freres SA Eurogazon (FR)

CZ FR LU
5 records

Lifloria

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

AT DK LU
4 records

Botrus

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Lantmannen SW Seed AB, SE-268 81 Svalof

EE SE
5 records

Andy

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Green Genetics BV (NL)

FR SE
5 records

Suxyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

R 2n (FR)

FR LU
4 records

Adrenalin

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

R 2n (FR)

CZ FR
4 records

Ducado

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Zelder BV (NL)

FR
4 records

Arnoldo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

STELLING DIETER

FR
4 records

Billion

Application submitted

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

D J Van der Have BV (NL)

FR
4 records

Prodag

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Oseva Uni a.s., CZ

CZ FR
4 records

Bendix

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

ILVO - Plant Toegepaste (BE)

FI FR
3 records