Profile
FABIO is an internationally proven tetraploid Italian ryegrass with good yield performance espcially in the first cut and thus suited for winter cover crop growing.
National listing/Official recommendation:
CA, DE, FI, IE, LU, NL, NO, PL, RU, UK
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internationally proven variety
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good yielding properties
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broadly recommended variety

Suitability
Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
Ploidy | tetraploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
Yield characteristics
Dry matter yield total |
5
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medium |
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Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
6
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medium to high |
Dry matter yield - further cuts |
5
|
medium |
Dry matter yield total
5
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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 |
6
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medium to strong |
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Susceptibility to winter damage |
5
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medium |
Tendency to lodging |
5
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medium |
Early growth development
6
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Susceptibility to winter damage
5
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Tendency to lodging
5
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Healthiness
Susceptibility to rust |
6
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medium to strong |
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Susceptibility to bacterial wilt |
4
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low to medium |
Susceptibility to mildew |
4
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low to medium |
Federal Office of Plant Varieties, Germany 2020
Susceptibility to rust
6
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Susceptibility to bacterial wilt
4
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Susceptibility to mildew
4
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Federal Office of Plant Varieties, Germany 2020