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Festuca arundinacea

Tower Protek

Tower Protek

Tower Protek® is a late maturing, soft and palatable tall fescue, inoculated with the Protek® endophyte to bring additional persistence to the plant. (USA Patent Application 61/692810) Tower was developed in Southern France where high animal performance is needed, despite heat and droughty conditions. The goal was to develop a soft leaf tall fescue with high palatability and forage quality, yet not suffer from the lack of persistence or demonstrate the dry matter yield drag associated with other softer leafed fescues. Tower has proven to be successful in all the major tall fescue areas of the world. Enhanced with the Protek endophyte, Tower’s adaptability to the transition zone is increased

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Protek

Protek® is a novel endophyte that improves sustainable agriculture by offering safer forage alternatives without compromising animal health. It enhances calf weight and milk production while ensuring resilience and longevity in challenging environments.

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Key features

  • Soft leaf with high palatability and forage quality
  • Successful in all major tall fescue areas worldwide
  • Relatively fine texture and high tiller density
  • Latest maturing endophyte tall fescue on market
  • Improved tolerance to environmental stresses

Ratings

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

Segment Forage
Category Tall Fescue
Species Fescue, Tall
Sci. Name Festuca arundinacea
Anther Color Yellowish Green
Auricles Absent
Basal Hairs Absent
Botanical Name Tall
Branch Pubescence Glabrous
Emergence (Days) 14
Flag Leaf Length Short to Medium
Flag Leaf Width Narrow to Medium
Growth Habit, Fall Semi-Erect
Leaf Blade Folding Open
Leaf Blade Margins Smooth
Leaf Color Bright Green
Leaf Length Medium
Leaf Sheath Colour White
Leaf Spot Not Tested
Leaf Width Narrow
Lemma Length Short
Lemma Pubescence Absent
Lemma Texture Smooth
Lemma Width Narrow
Maturity Medium Late
Net Blotch Not Tested
Palea Length Absent
Palea Pubescence Absent
Panicle Attitude Erect
Panicle Color Green
Panicle Length Medium
Panicle Shape Narrow Tapering
Panicle Type Intermediate
Pelea Width Absent
Plant Height Medium
Ploidy Hexaploid
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit Weakly Creeping
Seed Length 7mm
Seed Size Medium
Time to Flowering Medium
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Absent
Winter Hardiness Moderately Resistant
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 499400
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635-1.27
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 28-34
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 25-30
Planting Times Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare) 6-17
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 5-15
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Horses , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture , Erosion Control
Winter Hardiness 7