Cultivation
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.
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
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DR. LUTKE-ENTRUP / MICHELMANN GUNTER
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Semences De France (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Zelder BV (NL)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Kaneko Seed CO.Ltd (JP)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
RAGT 2n, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DLF Seeds A-S, DK
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Oseva Uni a.s., CZ
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DLF Seeds A-S, DK
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Oseva Uni a.s., CZ
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
P.H.PETERSEN SAATZUCHT LUNDSGAARD
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DLF Seeds A/S, 4000 Roskilde
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
ILVO - Plant Toegepaste (BE)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
ILVO - Plant Toegepaste (BE)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Zelder BV (NL)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
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
Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
ILVO - Plant Toegepaste (BE)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Istituto Sperimentale per le colture foraggere (IT)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Carneau Freres SA (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)