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Leafiness — Timothy grass

Phleum pratense L.

A morphological indicator defining the ratio of leaf mass to the total above-ground mass of a plant, expressed as a percentage. It is a key factor in forage quality, directly affecting its nutritional value, digestibility, and palatability for livestock.

In the reference 14 varieties crop Timothy grass, where this is mentioned in the description.

For Timothy grass, leafiness is measured as the proportion of leaf blade mass in the total mass or dry matter of the plant. Evaluation is carried out by separating a sample sheaf into leaf, stem, and inflorescence fractions, followed by weighing each part after drying to an air-dry state.

High leafiness positively affects forage quality, as leaves contain more protein and vitamins compared to stems. For Timothy grass, being an upper-canopy grass, this indicator determines the rate at which the forage becomes coarse; therefore, to preserve energy value, mowing is conducted during the stem elongation or early heading stage, before the proportion of stems increases.

General information about the subject — on the page Leafiness.

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Varieties of Timothy grass 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.

Promesse

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

VEREDELINGSBERIJF

EE FR LT LU LV NL +2
17 records

Summergraze

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Klaus K. Nielsen

AT BE DE EE UA
9 records

Climax

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Office of Intellectual Propert and Commercialization

IE NL
7 records

Aberystwyth s 352

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

IGER Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research (GB)

FR
2 records

Tuukka

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

EE FI SE
9 records

Klonis

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
3 records

Dynamo

Protection expired

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

MOMMERSTEEG INTERNATIONAL

NL
5 records

Dainiai

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
4 records

Dovas DS

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

Obeliai

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
3 records

Heidemij

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

NL
3 records

Uula

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

FI
4 records

Milena

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Sliusar Serhii Mykolaiovych, Bateruk Mykola Mykolaiovych, Serdiuk Mykola Arsentiiovych, Serdiuk Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Mordovets` Vitalii Fedorovych,

UA
2 records

Charivna horianka

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Kobylians`ka Hanna Mykolaivna, Kunychak Halyna Ivanivna, Fedoryn Bohdan Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

S. 51

Withdrawn

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

DK
1 record