Profile
LIHEROLD is a very impressive, persistent and healthy Meadow fescue variety. Its advantages are the dry matter production at the beginning of plant development and in the yield in the first cut. LIHEROLD also achieved best marks in the important characteristics yield at regrowth, persistence, winter hardiness, tolerance to rust and total dry matter yield. Due to these characters LIHEROLD belongs to the best varieties in the German and European portfolio of Meadow fescues.
National listing/Official recommendation:
BY, DE, KZ, LU, NO, RU, UA, UK
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strong early growth development
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very high-yielding, winter-hardy and perennial variety
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outstanding sward density
Suitability
| Ploidy | diploid | |
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| Maturity | early | |
| Ploidy | diploid | |
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| Maturity | early | |
Yield characteristics
| Dry matter yield total |
6
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medium to high |
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| Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
6
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medium to high |
| Dry matter yield - further cuts |
5
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medium |
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Dry matter yield total
6
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut
6
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Dry matter yield - further cuts
5
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Plant stand development
| Early growth development |
7
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strong |
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| Susceptibility to winter damage |
4
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low to medium |
| Persistence |
6
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medium to high |
| Sward density |
6
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medium to dense |
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Early growth development
7
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Susceptibility to winter damage
4
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Persistence
6
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Sward density
6
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Healthiness
| Susceptibility to rust |
4
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low to medium |
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.
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Susceptibility to rust
4
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.