STRENGTH
- High green and DM yield (~30MT DM/ha)
- Thin stems, prolific tillering
- Leafiness (ranking: 9/10)
- Fast initial development
- Outstanding sugar content (›150g/kg DM)-›palatable feed
- High feeding values
- Allows 3 cuts
KEY TECHNOLOGY ASPECTS
- Sowing with 20kg/ha min., Into 3-4cm depth from 15oc soil temp
- Soil phosphate 20ppm min.
- 150-200kg/ha dap at sowing, 60kg nitrogen after first cut maximum
- Grazing ›75cm
- Harvesting at boot stage gives the best quality/yield correlation
BOOT STAGE
Panicles are still covered by the leaves but partly already visible-easy to open
QUALITY MATTERS
Forage quality at BOOTING stage:
DM%: 26,2, Protein: 92 g/kg DM, Fiber: 280 g/kg DM, Sugar: 183 g/kg DM, Starch: 12 g/kg DM, NDF: 595 g/kg DM, ADF: 352 g/kg DM, ADL: 32 g/kg DM, NDFd48: 61,1%, UFL: 0,91 g/kg DM.
Delayed harvest leads to a rapid drop in quality!
The seed of this variety is treated with biofungicide PROSEED allowed in organic farming.
