SWAN
Lolium perenne
- Top listed on the recommended list in The Netherlands and United Kingdom
- Good persistency, less weed invasion.
- Good first cut and good total yield
- Year round tastfull grass
SWAN is an all-round variety. It is very persistent, has a very good rust resistance and had a solid winter hardiness.
Very good yield all over the year
Besides that the yield is much better than average. This means that even if you try, you will not find any weak point in this variety. Combining all those good characters, SWAN is the variety to choose if you need and strong all-round variety in a mixture.
Excellent for grazing and cutting
SWAN can be used in different management systems, in grazing as well as in cut regimes and all possible managements in between. SWAN gives you flexibility to use your grassland they way you want. With its good rust resistance it stay much more tastfull for the cows what results in a higher intake and less cost of concentrates. The high yielding variety gives more grass and more milk per hectare.
Technical Specifications
- Perennial ryegrass
Excellent yield for cutting and grazing with a very good persistency
- Listed/recommended in EU NL UK
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Performance in the Netherlands
Source: Dutch Recommend Forage list 2021| Average late diploid | Swan | |
| Crownrust | 7,9 | 8,5 |
| Winterhardiness | 7,1 | 7,5 |
Yield in the Netherlands
Source: Dutch Recommend Forage list 2021| Average late diploid | Swan | |
| Grazing | 99 | 101 |
| Cutting | 98 | 102 |
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Species and varieties
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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.