Variety traits
Phalaris arundinacea L.
Dry matter content and yield are the key indicators of reed canary grass productivity when assessing its nutritional value and energy potential.
In the reference 4 varieties crop Reed canary grass, where this is mentioned in the description.
At the first cut of reed canary grass, the dry matter content in the green mass is about 25.1–25.6%. Dry matter yield varies widely from 2.0–2.3 to 13–14 tons per hectare, with 4–10 tons per hectare considered typical for the crop depending on agrotechnical conditions and the mowing regime.
Dry matter content determines the qualitative characteristics of the crop: after the heading stage, stem coarsening and lignin accumulation occur, which reduces nutritional value. For energy production purposes, late harvesting increases the total dry matter yield, but requires consideration of changes in the biochemical composition of the biomass. Low dry matter levels during silage preparation increase the risk of storage losses, while excessively high values may lead to self-heating of the feed.
General information about the subject — on the page Dry matter.
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.
Phalaris arundinacea L. · Reed canary grass
LUA Research Institute of Agriculture
Phalaris arundinacea L. · Reed canary grass
Herbert Korjus 70%, Aleksander Adojaan 30%
Phalaris arundinacea L. · Reed canary grass
Phalaris arundinacea L. · Reed canary grass
Doz. Dr. sc. Gisbert Schalitz im Institut für Grünland- und Moorökologie Paulinenaue