Festulolium

Lofa

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.

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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

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 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