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Forage use of Italian ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Italian ryegrass is a high-yielding forage crop with a protein content of up to 17.4% and high growth energy, providing up to 5-7 cuts per season.

In the reference 215 varieties crop Italian ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The forage mass of Italian ryegrass is distinguished by its excellent palatability for all types of livestock and the retention of nutritional properties even when overmature, unlike tall fescue, as it does not acquire a bitter taste. The crop is characterized by very rapid regrowth after mowing, which makes it more productive than many other grass species.

In the agrotechnical cycle, Italian ryegrass behaves as an annual, biennial, or short-lived perennial plant of the tall-growing type. Its high growth aggressiveness allows for effective use in grass mixtures with alfalfa or as a cover crop that suppresses weed development.

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

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Varieties of Italian 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.

Swale

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

LANTMANNEN EK FOR

LV
7 records

Sendero

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE
4 records

Zamba

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

EL CENCERRO

PT
5 records

Muriello

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Joost Baert c/o ILVO - Plant-Toegepaste Genetica en Veredeling

DE
4 records

Giacomo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
4 records

Filo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

CENTRO DI RICERCA MIGLIORAMENTO GENETICO PIANTE AGRARIE S.R.L. C.M.G.P.A.

IT
4 records

Fedra

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RUDLOFF CHRISTOPHER| Christopher Rudloff

BE DE
3 records

Açores

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

João António da Costa Faria Medeiros Pereira

PT
6 records

Barelli

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

NL
9 records

Trajan

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

NL
5 records

Adrina

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

KWS UK LTD

DE
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

CAPSTONE SEEDS

PT
5 records

Romeldo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

BE
4 records

Primora

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S

DE
7 records

Turgo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S

DE
6 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ARC - Range and Forage Institute Cedara

PT
4 records

Diplomat

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PHP PETERSEN

DE
4 records

Lomikar

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S| DLF Seeds A/S

DE SK
3 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Oregro Seeds

IT
5 records

Acquilon

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

3 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM DANSK PLANTEFORAEDLING

IT
3 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

ES
3 records

Feast II

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PGG Wrightson Seeds

IT
4 records

Bartolini

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

NL
5 records

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