Profile
ROSSIMONTE is a very interesting diploid Perennial ryegrass in the late heading group. On the Dutch recommended list, ROSSIMONTE shows a high dry matter yield especially in the second cut and is suitable for both cutting and grazing. The advantage of the very late heading date is that the grazing period is extremely long. As a result, a lot of grass can be used under grazing before the heads appear and forage quality decreases. In addition, ROSSIMONTE has shown increased cell wall digestibility in various trials compared to other late diploid varieties, and has therefore received the Milk Index award.
National listing/Official recommendation:
DE, NL
- Milk Index variety due to high cell wall digestibility
- very good stand stability
- good persistence and sward density
Suitability
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | late |
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | late |
Yield characteristics
Dry matter yield total |
6
|
medium to high |
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
6
|
medium to high |
Dry matter yield - further cuts |
6
|
medium to high |
Dry matter yield total
6
|
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut
6
|
||
Dry matter yield - further cuts
6
|
Plant stand development
Early growth development |
4
|
low to medium |
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Susceptibility to winter damage |
5
|
medium |
Tendency to lodging |
6
|
medium to strong |
Persistence |
6
|
medium to high |
Sward density |
6
|
medium to dense |
Early growth development
4
|
||
Susceptibility to winter damage
5
|
||
Tendency to lodging
6
|
||
Persistence
6
|
||
Sward density
6
|
Healthiness
Susceptibility to rust |
5
|
medium |
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Susceptibility to rust
5
|
Quality
Inflorescence formation in aftermath |
3
|
low |
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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
3
|
Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2022 and our own results.