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ASTONENERGY is an excellent grass variety for grazing mixtures, its yield and qualities coupled with superb disease resistance make it a must for all medium and long term grazing mixtures. Its aftermath D-value and good conservation yields mean it is also very suitable for dual purpose mixtures and will combine well with diploid ryegrasses and Hybrid ryegrasses. Its excellent crown rust resistance also makes it ideal for southern England.
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National listing/Official recommendation:
FR, AR, BY, CL, CO, UK, IE, UY
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exceptional forage quality and thus Milk Index variety
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high sugar content
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very palatable forage
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high digestibilty of the cell wall
Suitability
| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
|---|---|---|
| Mature | inter | |
| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
|---|---|---|
| Mature | inter | |
| Grazing: management | Mean of G varieties | Inter Tetraploid Mean (G and S) | |
| Grazing yield (% of 9.23 t DM/ha) | 98 | 100 | 101 |
| Grazing D-value | 77.6 | 76.4 | 76.7 |
| ME yield (% of 113 000 mj/ha) | 99 | 100 | 101 |
Conservation: management
| Total yield year 1 (% of 16.18 t DM/ha) | 99 |
| 1st and 2nd cut ME yield, first harvest year (% of 124 000 mj/ha) | 102 |
| Total yield year 3 (% of 12.56 t DM/ha) | 96 |
| Total yield: Mean (% of 14.36 t DM/ha) | 97 |
Agronomic characters
| Ground Cover% (2nd harvest year) | 64 |
| Ground Cover% (3rd harvest year) | 57 |
| Autumn Ground Cover (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 5.4 |
| Winter Hardiness (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 7.1 |
Grazing: seasonal growth
| Early grazing yield (% of 1.30 t DM/ha) | 90 |
| Spring (% of 2.27 t DM/ha) | 98 |
| Early Summer (% of 3.47 t DM/ha) | 100 |
| Late Summer (% of 2.29 t DM/ha) | 94 |
| Autumn (% of 1.35 t DM/ha) | 97 |
Conservation: seasonal growth - Year 1
| 1st cut (% of 7.10 t DM/ha) | 96 |
| 1st cut D-value | 74.7 |
| 2nd cut (% of 3.50 t DM/ha) | 100 |
| 3rd cut D-value | 74.8 |
| 3rd cut (% of 2.59 t DM/ha) | 101 |
| 4th+ cut (% of 2.88 t DM/ha) | 95 |
Disease resistance
| Crown rust (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.6 |
| Drechslera (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.8 |
| Mildew (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 5.9 |
Source: AHDB Italian Ryegrass Diploid Varieties Recommended List 2023/2024
All specified information is given to the best of our knowledge and belief, but without guarantee on completeness and correctness. Despite care we cannot guarantee that the described characteristics are repeatable / comprehensive in agricultural practice in each case. DSV United Kingdom Ltd. excludes adhesion for damage or claims for damages, resulting of the use for the variety specified in this description. Mixture compositions may change if individual varieties are not available. As of 10/2022. Subject to change without notice.