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Variety traits

Lodging in Italian ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Lodging in Italian ryegrass refers to the tendency of stems to lean or lie flat against the ground, which critically reduces seed yield and the quality of green biomass.

In the reference 92 varieties crop Italian ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The degree of lodging resistance in Italian ryegrass is assessed visually as a percentage of the plot area, where 0% indicates fully upright plants and 100% indicates complete lodging of the entire above-ground mass. Evaluation is conducted during the period from flowering to harvest, when the risk of stand damage reaches its maximum.

Lodging hinders direct combining, causes seed losses due to shattering, and reduces the nutritional value of the forage by impairing aeration within the canopy. Resistance to this phenomenon is closely related to the crop's morphological characteristics, such as culm strength and plant height, while excessive nitrogen fertilization significantly increases the risk of lodging.

General information about the subject — on the page Lodging.

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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.

Raudo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Gentos S.A.

PT
3 records

Calden

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Gentos S.A.

PT
3 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.

IT
2 records

Altair

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

F.LLI COZZI S.N.C.

IT
2 records

Liremo

Withdrawn

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DE
2 records

Tibor

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SFINGE KFT

IT
2 records

Litoro

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Dr. Ernst Lütke Entrup / Ing. agr. Günter Michelmann

DE
3 records

Sottile

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

IT
2 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

KIS (SI)

SI
2 records

Braulio

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
2 records

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

ES
2 records

Ceronte

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

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

IT
3 records

Guadalen

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ROCALBA S.A.

IT
2 records

Marquis

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG HOLLAND B.V.

IT
2 records

Gisel

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Wojciech Mikulski c/o Hodowla Roslin Szelejewo / W. Piotrowski c/o Hodowla Roslin Szelejewo / M. Ratajczyk / K. Fekecz

DE
4 records

Furore

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

IT
2 records

Campanille

Withdrawn

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

MOMMERSTEEG INTERNATIONAL

DE
2 records

Florence

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

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

IT
2 records

Radmar

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Radix Research

IT
2 records

Angus 1

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DE
3 records

Taurus

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DE NL
6 records

Prolog

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SK
2 records

Barherta

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DE
2 records

Romul

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SK
2 records