PROMPT
Lolium westerwoldicum
- Very high yielding
- Very good disease tolerance
- Good persistency
- Ideal for cutting: Silage or hay
Dry matter yield
The total yield of dry matter is high, right from the first cut.
Lodging resistance
The high lodging tolerance avoids loosing yield and makes harvest much easier. The forage quality (feeding quality) is also preserved.
Several cuts possible
The persistency is high for an annual ryegrass and if necessary the field can be cut several times.
Excellent rust tolerance
Preserve forage quality and yield due to a high rust tolerance.
Technical Specifications
- Westerwold/annual ryegrass
Very high yielding variety with good persistency and resistances
- Listed/recommended in EU FR UK
- Lateness: Intermediate
Yielding capacitySource: France: Semences et Progrès 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|
| 1st cut | Spring yield | Total yield | |
| Average all 2n varieties |
98,5 | 98,5 | 98,3 |
Prompt |
101,0 | 101,0 | 101,0 |
Relative yields of all diploids.
Yield year after autumn sowing
CharacteristicsSource: France: Semences et Progrès 2009 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lodging tolerance | Rust resistance | Stems in regrowth | Persistency | |
| Average all 2n varieties |
5,2 | 5,4 | 7,3 | 6,8 |
Prompt |
7,0 | 6,1 | 6,5 | 8,0 |
Scores 1-9 = best, except for stems in regrowth: 9 = many stems
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Westerwold 2n
Annual ryegrass/Westerwoldicum is the annual type of Italian ryegrass and the fastest growing grass. Dense with high dry matter content.