Profile
SHAKIRA is an interesting diploid Italian ryegrass with an early heading date. It shows good early spring growth and a high 1st conservation cut in the 1st harvest year. SHAKIRA is a healthy variety with high resistance against the ryegrass mosaic virus.
National listing/Official recommendation:
UK
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early heading yielder
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good early spring growth
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healthy variety
Suitability
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
Ploidy | diploid | |
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Maturity | early to inter |
1st harvest year (% of 17.11 t DM/ha) | 100 |
2nd harvest year (% of 14.26 t DM/ha) | 101 |
Total yield: mean (% of 15.66 t DM/ha) | 101 |
Year of sowing (% of 1.86 t DM/ha) | 92 |
1st and 2nd cut ME yield, first harvest year (% of 112 000 MJ/ha) | 100 |
Early spring growth (% of 1.78 t DM/ha) | 102 |
1st conservation cut (% of 6.18 t DM/ha) | 101 |
1st conservation cut D-Value | 71.1 |
2nd conservation cut (% of 4.02 t DM/ha) | 101 |
2nd conservation cut D-Value | 63.8 |
Monthly cuts ( % of 5.14 t DM/ha) | 98 |
Ground cover % (1st harvest year) | 60 |
Ground cover % (2nd harvest year) | 45 |
Winter hardiness (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 7.3 |
Ryegrass mosaic virus (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.2 |
Mildew (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.8 |
Brown Rust (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.3 |
Crown Rust (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.5 |
Source: AHDB Italian Ryegrass Varieties Recommended List 2024/2025