KIGEZI 1
Lolium multiflorum
- Tailored for milk production (+5% ME/ha).
- Very high 1st conservation cut
- Excellent rust resistance
- Improved 1st year ground cover
Milk energy
Drymatter yield is important, but does it transform into milk? KIGEZI 1 yields 5% more milk energy than the average of generally recommended varieties (trials in UK).
Quality insurance
KIGEZI 1 is tetraploid, thus increasing palatability. The excellent rust resistance and good standability adds to the ease of conservation and quality of the harvested forage.
Ground cover
With a ground cover of 50% the first harvest year, KIGEZI 1 is above all other recommended varieties in UK.
Explanations to the charts
In the charts below KIGEZI 1 is compared to the average of all of the fully recommended varieties from the UK Herbage Varieties Guide 2012-13. The ME yield is for the first harvest year and 100 = 122000 MJ/ha.
Technical Specifications
- Italian ryegrass
+5% ME (milk energi) per ha
- Listed/recommended in EU DK UK
- Lateness: Intermediate
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Brown rust resistance
Source: HVG 2012-13 (UK)| Average all rec. varieties | Kigezi 1 | |
| Brown rust resistance | 6 | 9 |
Relative ME yield & 1st conservation cut
Source: HVG 2012-13 (UK)| Average all rec. varieties | Kigezi 1 | |
| Rel. ME/ha | 100 | 105 |
| Rel. DM yield 1st cut | 100 | 111 |
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