Lolium perenne
Mathilde
This variety fits well into mixtures for long-term pastures or temporary grassland. It has everything needed for such management systems like very good winterhardiness, good persistence and performs even excellent on perennial ryegrass disadvantageous locations. This is a variety for the tough job on grassland! Mathilde is also one of the new tetraploid types with very good density - like diploid varieties! This means that the tetraploid proportion in a mixture can be increased due to the dense new tetraploid varieties like Mathilde and therefore the overall quality will rise.
Key features
- Excellent forage quality, tetraploid variety
- Improved winterhardiness
- Improved forage yield
- Very dense growth habit
- Late maturity
General Characteristics
Livestock
Alpaca/Llama ,
Cattle ,
Deer ,
Goats ,
Horses ,
Sheep
Usage
Hay ,
Silage ,
Pasture ,
Wildlife
Segment
Forage
Species
Ryegrass, Perennial
Sci. Name
Lolium perenne
Botanical Name
Perennial
Ploidy
Tetraploid
Seed Characteristics
Seed Size
Medium
Seed Weight
0.2g/100 Seeds
Plant Characteristics
Winter Hardiness
2
Time to Flowering
LATE
Lemma Pubescence
Short
Lemma Width
Narrow
Lemma Awn Length
Shorter than Lemma
Lemma Length
Short
Glume Awn Length
Shorter than Glume
Glume Length
Short
Glume Pubescence
Glabrous
Lemma Texture
Smooth
Palea Length
Short
Palea Pubescence
Absent
Palea Width
Narrow
Panicle Attitude
Erect
Panicle Color
GREEN
Panicle Length
Medium to Long
Panicle Pubescence
Glabrous
Panicle Shape
Spike
Anther Color
Yellowish Green
Glume Width
Narrow
Panicle Type
Intermediate
Culm Neck Shape
Slightly Curved
Branch Pubescence
Glabrous
Number of Spikelets
Many
Flag Leaf Length
Long
Auricles
Absent
Auricle Pubescence
N/A
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Color
Dark Green
Leaf Length
Long
Leaf Width
Narrow
Leaf Sheath Color
White
Leaf Pubescence
Strongly Pubescent
Basal Hairs
Absent
Waxy Bloom on Leaf
Present
Emergence (Days)
14
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit
Absent to Very Weak
Pollination
Open
Growth Habit, Fall
Medium
Growth Habit, Spring
Medium
Plant Height
Medium
Maturity
Late
Winter Hardiness
Medium
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)
7-12
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
6-10
Pest and Disease Resistance
Net Blotch
Not Tested
Stem Rust
Not Tested