NIFTY
Lolium perenne
- Diploid variety, excellent for grazing
- Very high autumn production
- Good rust resistance
- Good ground cover
For grazing
Nifty has excellent grazing characteristics throughout the season, but is especially high yielding in the late summer and autumn period where many other varieties are loosing momentum. The total annual yield under simulated grazing management is very good.
Rust resistance
Nifty has very good resistance to Crown Rust - a very important feature in grazing fields where rust attack reduces palatability and animal intake considerably
Technical Specifications
- Perennial ryegrass
Intermediate heading, diploid
- Listed/recommended in EU IE UK
- Lateness: Intermediate
Seasonal yield at simulated grazingRecommended List Trials, UK. Source NIAB. |
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| Ton drymatter/ha* | NIFTY, Relative | |
| Total annual yield | 10.50 | 105 |
| Early Grazing | 1.21 | 97 |
| Spring | 2.12 | 104 |
| Early Summer | 4.18 | 103 |
| Late Summer | 2.87 | 106 |
| Autumn | 1.47 | 112 |
*Average of 3 harvest years. Average intermediate diploid varieties
Agronomic propertiesRecommended List Trials, UK. Source NIAB |
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|---|---|
| Heading date | May 24th |
| Midsummer D-value, grazing | 77.2 |
| Ground cover, 1 = poor, 9 = good | 6.5 |
| Crown Rust, 1 = poor, 9 = good | 7 |
| Total annual yield, cutting, ton/ha | 15.40 |
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Perennial ryegrass 2n
High-yield diploid Perennial Ryegrass for temperate regions. Mixes with white clover. Varied types, diploid/tetraploid. Suitable for most soils.