CLASSIC
Phleum pratense
- High competitiveness
- Even yield distribution
- Very persistent
- Good disease tolerance
A reference variety
CLASSIC has been the top rated variety of the Dutch Recommended List since 2000. CLASSIC is also recommended in Germany. The heading date is intermediate.
Winter hardy, for both cutting and grazing purpose
CLASSIC is highly suitable for cutting and grazing and has an excellent winter hardiness. It will show superior spring growth to other grasses after a severe winter or in a cold spring.
Adapted to mixtures with several species
It is well adapted to cool and wet conditions and combines well with perennial ryegrass, festulolium, cocksfoot and meadow fescue but also with red clover and alfalfa.
Technical Specifications
- Timothy
Winter hardy with even yield distribution
- Listed/recommended in EU DE LU
Performance of Classic in the NetherlandsSource: Rassenlijst CSAR 2015. Scale for scores: 1-9, 9 is best |
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| Heading date | Competitiveness | Persistency | Resistance to purple eyespot | Relative dry matter yield of 1st cut | Relative total dry matter yield | |
| Promesse | 2-6 | 6,6 | 7,0 | 7,0 | 106 | 102 |
| Classic | 5-6 | 7 | 7,1 | 7,0 | 98 | 102 |
| Motim | 12-6 | 6,5 | 7,4 | 6,1 | 100 | 101 |
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Timothy
Timothy is normally found growing wild in fertile soils in good moist conditions. It is a persistent grass, which seldom suffers from frost damage.