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Hostyn

Hostyn

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.

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Festulolium

Festulolium  4N types deliver early growth, high yield, and persistence, while 6N types provide excellent forage quality and resilience. Both enhance pastures and hay fields with superior performance.

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Key features

  • Top performance in mixtures for cutting
  • Early spring growth, intermediate flowering
  • Good persistency
  • High feeding value

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Segment Forage
Category Festulolium
Species Festulolium (Ryegrass Type)
Sci. Name Festulolium
Anther Color Yellowish Green
Auricle Pubescence N/A
Auricles Present
Basal Hairs Absent
Botanical Name Festulolium
Branch Pubescence Glabrous
Culm Neck Shape Slightly Curved
Emergence (Days) 14
Flag Leaf Length Short
Flag Leaf Width Narrow to Medium
Glume Awn Length Shorter than Glume
Glume Length Medium
Glume Pubescence Slightly Pubescent
Glume Width Medium
Growth Habit, Fall Erect
Growth Habit, Spring Erect
Leaf Blade Folding Open
Leaf Blade Margins Smooth
Leaf Color Medium Green
Leaf Length Medium
Leaf Pubescence Glabrous
Leaf Sheath Color Grey
Leaf Width Narrow
Lemma Awn Length Shorter than Lemma
Lemma Length Medium
Lemma Pubescence Absent
Lemma Texture Smooth
Lemma Width Medium
Maturity Early
Net Blotch Not Tested
Number of Spikelets Few
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
Panicle Type Open
Plant Height Medium
Ploidy Tetraploid
Pollination Open
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit Intermediate Creeping
Seed Size Medium
Stem Rust Not Tested
Time to Flowering EARLY
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Present
Winter Hardiness N/A
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 499400
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4
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
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Hogs , Horses , Poultry , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture
Winter Hardiness 3