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Cultivation

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.

Dukat

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

IT
4 records

Capelli

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
3 records

Lilio

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ZIGNANI LINO PIERO SAS DI ZIGNANI L. E C.

IT
3 records

Exotyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
5 records

Banco

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
4 records

Luha

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SLECHTITELSKA| Slechtitelska stanice Hladke Zivotice, s.r.o. -Plant Breeding Station Ltd.-

DE SK
3 records

Inducer

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

5 records

Topspeed

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ADVANTA| Advanta GmbH

DE NL
4 records

Vitesse

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

WIJK| Dr. A.J.P. van Wijk c/o Limagrain Advanta Nederland B.V.

DE
6 records

Mervana

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEPT FOR PLANT BREEDING and GENETICS -ILVO

DE
4 records

Abercomo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

NL
4 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

University of Florida

IT
4 records

Limella

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DSV DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG

DE PT
7 records

Bardelta

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND B.V.

IT SK
3 records

Dolores

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE
5 records

Morunga

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

FORSCHUNGSANSTALT AGROSCOPE RECKENHOLZ

DE
5 records

Spinea

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

3 records

Belluna

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

LIMAGRAIN NEDERLAND| Limagrain Nederland B.V. (LG Europe-Research)

DE
4 records

Logics

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

SK
3 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG UK LTD

DE
3 records

Malmi

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Enno Ennen

DE
6 records

Maximus

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
3 records

Bragelim

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA) -Portugal-, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos (INRB) -Portugal-

PT
5 records

Pontos

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG, Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

DE
3 records

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