FABIO
Italian ryegrass
Profile
FABIO is an internationally proven tetraploid Italian ryegrass with good yield performance espcially in the first cut and thus suited for winter cover crop growing.
National listing/Official recommendation:
CA, DE, FI, IE, LU, NL, PL, UK
Sowing rate: 40-50 kg/ha
- internationally proven variety
- good yielding properties
- broadly recommended variety
Suitability
| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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Yield characteristics
| Dry matter yield total |
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medium |
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| Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
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9
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medium |
| Dry matter yield - further cuts |
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9
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medium |
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Dry matter yield total
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9
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut
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9
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Dry matter yield - further cuts
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9
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Plant stand development
| Early growth development |
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medium |
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| Susceptibility to winter damage |
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9
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medium |
| Tendency to lodging |
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9
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medium |
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Early growth development
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9
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Susceptibility to winter damage
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9
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Tendency to lodging
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9
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Healthiness
| Susceptibility to rust |
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strong |
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| Susceptibility to bacterial wilt |
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9
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low to medium |
| Susceptibility to mildew |
1
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9
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low to medium |
Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.
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Susceptibility to rust
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Susceptibility to bacterial wilt
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Susceptibility to mildew
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.