Profile
PINACO is DSV's new diploid Italian ryegrass whos performance is especially seen in the second silage cut, where a dry matter yield of 105% is accompanied by a high digestibility (D-value). Yield is good later in season too (monthly cuts rel. 104). In addittion, PINACO shows excellent ground cover and no specific disease weaknesses.
National listing/Official recommendation:
UK
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steadily yielding
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highly digestible
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excellent ground cover
Suitability
Ploidy | diploid |
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Ploidy | diploid |
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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) | 97 |
1st and 2nd cut ME yield, first harvest year (% of 112 000 MJ/ha) | 100 |
Early spring growth (% of 1.78 t DM/ha) | 93 |
1st conservation cut (% of 6.18 t DM/ha) | 97 |
1st conservation cut D-Value | 71.8 |
2nd conservation cut (% of 4.02 t DM/ha) | 104 |
2nd conservation cut D-Value | 64.4 |
Monthly cuts ( % of 5.14 t DM/ha) | 102 |
Ground cover % (1st harvest year) | 63 |
Ground cover % (2nd harvest year) | 55 |
Winter hardiness (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | - |
Ryegrass mosaic virus (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | - |
Mildew (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.9 |
Brown Rust (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | [4.9] |
Crown Rust (1-9, 1=poor 9=good) | 6.5 |
Source: AHDB Italian Ryegrass Varieties Recommended List 2024/2025