For festulolium, dry matter is a key indicator of productivity and feed quality, expressed as the mass of dry residue per unit area and the concentration of metabolizable energy.
In the reference
13
varieties
crop Festulolium,
where this is mentioned in the description.
The dry matter yield of festulolium in variety trials ranges from 6.3 to 6.5 t/ha, reaching 7.62 t/ha in grass mixtures. High nutritional values are considered to be a metabolizable energy concentration of 11.0–11.8 MJ/kg DM with digestibility exceeding 75%.
The maximum concentration of metabolizable energy is reached during the booting stage. As the plant develops further (heading, flowering), the nutritional value and digestibility of the dry matter decrease; therefore, the choice of variety and harvest timing is based on the balance between total yield and the quality of feed units.
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Dry matter.
Varieties of Festulolium 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.