Profile
VALERIO is an interesting combination of good yield and remarkable persistence. The tetraploid, late perennial ryegrass with an “M”, showing a special suitability for peat soils in the grassland areas, like North Germany. It achieves great total dry matter yields, in particular in the first cut.
National listing/Official recommendation:
BE, DE, UK
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highest DM yields, esp. in the first cut
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widely recommended top variety
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healthy, persistent and suitable for moorland

Suitability
Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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Maturity | late | |
Peat-soil suitability |
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Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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Maturity | late | |
Peat-soil suitability |
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Yield characteristics
Dry matter yield total |
6
|
medium to high |
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
7
|
high |
Dry matter yield - further cuts |
5
|
medium |
Dry matter yield total
6
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut
7
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Dry matter yield - further cuts
5
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Plant stand development
Early growth development |
6
|
medium to strong |
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Susceptibility to winter damage |
4
|
low to medium |
Tendency to lodging |
6
|
medium to strong |
Persistence |
7
|
high |
Sward density |
5
|
medium |
Early growth development
6
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Susceptibility to winter damage
4
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Tendency to lodging
6
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Persistence
7
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Sward density
5
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Healthiness
Susceptibility to rust |
4
|
low to medium |
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Susceptibility to rust
4
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Quality
Inflorescence formation in aftermath |
4
|
low to medium |
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2020 and our own results.
Inflorescence formation in aftermath
4
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2020 and our own results.