Hostyn
FESTULOLIUM_(RYEGRASS_TYPE)
SEEDS & SCIENCE
Description
Hostyn is a ryegrass type of festulolium - based on a crossing between Italian ryegrass and meadow fescue. This results in a combination of high yield and good persistency. The yield of Hostyn is high with relatively high sugar contents and good digestibility of organic matter. Hostyn is ideal for silage as pure crop or - even better - in mixtures with other grasses like perennial ryegrass, tall fescue types of festulolium and red clover. In such mixtures, Hostyn delivers early spring growth, high forage yield and persistency, combined with very good feeding value. HOSTYN has shown good resistance to rust, Dreschlera leaf spot and mildew.
Key Features
- Top performance in mixtures for cutting
- Early spring growth, intermediate flowering
- Good persistency
- High feeding value
General Characteristics
Livestock
Alpaca/Llama ,
Cattle ,
Goats ,
Hogs ,
Horses ,
Poultry ,
Sheep
Usage
Hay ,
Silage ,
Pasture
Segment
Forage
Species
FESTULOLIUM_(RYEGRASS_TYPE)
Sci. Name
Festulolium
Botanical Name
Festulolium
Ploidy
Tetraploid
Plant Characteristics
Winter Hardiness
3
Time to Flowering
EARLY
Lemma Pubescence
Absent
Lemma Width
Medium
Lemma Awn Length
Shorter than Lemma
Lemma Length
Medium
Glume Awn Length
Shorter than Glume
Glume Length
Medium
Glume Pubescence
Slightly Pubescent
Lemma Texture
Smooth
Palea Length
Short
Palea Pubescence
Short
Palea Width
Narrow
Panicle Attitude
Erect
Panicle Color
REDDISH
Panicle Length
Short to Medium
Panicle Pubescence
Slightly Pubescent
Panicle Shape
Oblong
Anther Color
Yellowish Green
Glume Width
Medium
Panicle Type
Open
Culm Neck Shape
Slightly Curved
Branch Pubescence
Glabrous
Number of Spikelets
Few
Flag Leaf Length
Short
Auricles
Present
Flag Leaf Width
Narrow to Medium
Auricle Pubescence
N/A
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Color
Medium Green
Leaf Length
Medium
Leaf Width
Narrow
Leaf Sheath Color
Grey
Leaf Pubescence
Glabrous
Basal Hairs
Absent
Waxy Bloom on Leaf
Present
Emergence (Days)
14
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit
Intermediate Creeping
Pollination
Open
Growth Habit, Fall
Erect
Growth Habit, Spring
Erect
Plant Height
Medium
Maturity
Early
Winter Hardiness
N/A
Seed Characteristics
Seed Size
Medium
Forage Quality Characteristics
Seeding Information
Approx. Seeds/Lb.
227,000
Approx. Seeds/Kg.
499400
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare)
34-45
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
30-40
Planting Times
Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare)
17-23
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
15-20
Pest and Disease Resistance
Net Blotch
Not Tested
Stem Rust
Not Tested
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