Profile
This diploid Hybrid ryegrass is one of the highest yielding grasses in the first and second harvest year. An excellent early spring growth and a good resistance to Rhynchosporium are other remarkable characteristics of PIROL. In the 2020/21 recommendation of England & Wales, PIROL convinces with an outstanding early youth development of rel. 112 (% of 1.63t DM/ha).
National listing/Official recommendation:
AT, DE, IE, LU, UK
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magnificent yield performance
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excellent youth development
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type Italian ryegrass

Suitability
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
Yield characteristics
Dry matter yield total |
6
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medium to high |
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
5
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medium |
Dry matter yield - further cuts |
6
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medium to high |
Dry matter yield total
6
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut
5
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Dry matter yield - further cuts
6
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Plant stand development
Early growth development |
6
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medium to strong |
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Susceptibility to winter damage |
6
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medium to strong |
Tendency to lodging |
5
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medium |
Persistence |
6
|
medium to high |
Sward density |
5
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medium |
Early growth development
6
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Susceptibility to winter damage
6
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Tendency to lodging
5
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Persistence
6
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Sward density
5
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Healthiness
Susceptibility to rust |
5
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medium |
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Susceptibility to rust
5
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Quality
Inflorescence formation in aftermath |
7
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strong |
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2022 and our own results.
Inflorescence formation in aftermath
7
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2022 and our own results.