MELLARA
Lolium perenne
- Very high yield
- Excellent rust resistance
- Tetraploid with high feeding value
- Good second cut
Very productive
MELLARA is a late tatraploid variety of perennail ryegrass and it is also very well suited for a grazing management.
Resistant to crown rust
MELLARA is in the top for rust resistance on the Duch list.
Good second cut
MELLARA is and late-late type, with and extreme good second cut. Which gives more yield in the cut with a high quality
Technical Specifications
- Perennial ryegrass
Very late heading, tetraploid
- Listed/recommended in EU NL
- Lateness: Late
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Specification and ratings
Performance in the Netherlands
Recommended List of Varieties 2019 (NL)| Average standards | Mellara | |
| persistency | 8,1 | 8,4 |
| Winterhardness | 7,6 | 7,6 |
Yield in the Netherlands
Recommended List of Varieties 2019 (NL)| Mellara | Average standards | |
| 1th + 2nd cut | 102 | 101 |
| grazing | 100 | 99 |
| cutting | 101 | 101 |
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Perennial ryegrass 4n
Perennial ryegrass is a high yielding, quality grass. The best varieties are persistent under a grazing management, provided they are well fertilized and managed.