Festulolium

Lofa
Lofa was developed in the Czech Republic by crossing Italian Ryegrass with tall fescue. Selection was then based on ryegrass type plants showing high forage quality and fast growth. The result is plant that looks like a ryegrass, with the performance of an improved hybrid ryegrass.
Key features
- Looks like a ryegrass, with the performance of an improved hybrid ryegrass
- Tremendous 1st year DM yield continues high yield into 2nd and 3rd year
- High forage quality
- Winter cold survival better than hybrid ryegrass, comparable to perennial ryegrass
Segment
Forage
Category
Festulolium
Species
Festulolium (Ryegrass Type)
Sci. Name
Festulolium
Anther Color
Yellowish Green
Auricle Pubescence
N/A
Auricles
Absent
Basal Hairs
Absent
Botanical Name
Festulolium
Branch Pubescence
Glabrous
Culm Neck Shape
Straight
Emergence (Days)
14
Flag Leaf Length
Long
Flag Leaf Width
Wide
Glume Awn Length
Shorter than Glume
Glume Length
Short
Glume Pubescence
Glabrous
Glume Width
Narrow
Growth Habit, Fall
Erect
Growth Habit, Spring
Erect
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Color
Medium Green
Leaf Length
Long
Leaf Pubescence
Glabrous
Leaf Sheath Color
Grey
Leaf Width
Medium-Wide
Lemma Awn Length
Shorter than Lemma
Lemma Length
Short
Lemma Pubescence
Several
Lemma Texture
Smooth
Lemma Width
Narrow
Maturity
Medium Late
Net Blotch
Not Tested
Number of Spikelets
Many
Palea Length
Medium
Palea Pubescence
Short
Palea Width
Narrow
Panicle Attitude
Erect
Panicle Color
REDDISH
Panicle Length
Medium to Long
Panicle Pubescence
Slightly Pubescent
Panicle Shape
Spike
Panicle Type
Intermediate
Plant Height
Medium
Ploidy
Tetraploid
Pollination
Open
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit
Intermediate Creeping
Seed Size
Medium
Seed Weight
0.4g/100 Seeds
Stem Rust
Not Tested
Time to Flowering
MEDIUM_LATE
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
4