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Silage and Haylage — Italian Ryegrass

Lolium multiflorum Lam.

Italian ryegrass is an efficient raw material for silage and haylage production due to its high sugar content, rapid regrowth, and ability to yield up to five cuts per season.

In the reference 141 varieties crop Italian ryegrass, where this is mentioned in the description.

The crop has a high sugar content, which facilitates efficient lactic acid fermentation during preservation. For harvesting, it is optimal to use tetraploid varieties, which are characterized by broader leaves and improved palatability. The use of modern varieties that do not head in the year of sowing allows for a significant extension of the harvesting window without a loss of nutritional value.

Due to the high moisture content of the raw material, ryegrass is primarily harvested as haylage with mandatory pre-wilting for one day. In grass mixtures, ryegrass acts as a source of sugars necessary for the high-quality fermentation of protein-containing legume components, such as clover.

General information about the subject — on the page Silage and haylage.

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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.

Bond

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

4 records

Syntilla

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

5 records

Sendero

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE
4 records

Asterix

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

D'EUGENIO SEMENTI

IT
3 records

Giacomo

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
4 records

Açores

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

João António da Costa Faria Medeiros Pereira

PT
6 records

Adrina

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

KWS UK LTD

DE
4 records

Romeldo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

BE
4 records

Double Diamond

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Oregro Seeds

IT
5 records

Vallivert

Active

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

Exotyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2n

DE
5 records

Topspeed

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ADVANTA| Advanta GmbH

DE NL
4 records

Messina

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

DE
5 records

Abercomo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

NL
4 records

Limella

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DSV DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG

DE PT
7 records

Attain

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

University of Florida

IT
5 records

Spinea

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

3 records

Bartrento

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

BARENBRUG UK LTD

DE
3 records

Escorpio

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

INIA-La Estanzuela

SI
3 records

Melina

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ILVO PLANT(APPLIED GENETICS+BREEDING)

DE
4 records

Doluga

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE
4 records

Alisca

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PHP PETERSEN

DE
4 records

Sikem

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

SK
3 records