Tall Fescue (Festuca arundinaceae), Paolo
KSh1,370.00
(200 in stock)
Fescue is a widely adapted cool season grass. In the transition zone, fescues are used extensively due to its superior summer production. Fescues generally have a better drought, salinity, and waterlogged tolerance than ryegrass.
Benefits
- Better fit to fodder flow systems
- More feed when needed compared to some continental types.
- Variety suited for dairy production
- Higher summer forage yields.
- Increased persistence
- Higher intake by grazing animals
- Increased quality feed
SOFT LEAF TECHNOLOGY
These days there is a new generation of tall fescue available with much more palatable leaves, called soft leaf tall fescues.
Palatability
Palatability is hard to measure, but we do know a few things. In a sheep grazing trial conducted in France, soft leaf tall fescues were the only varieties the animals preferred. Sheep would eat the soft leaf tall fescues into the ground and waited for hours before starting to graze ‘rough-leafed’ varieties like Kentucky-31.
Improved rust resistance
Rust is fungus that can attack fescue and other species. Rust is completely harmless to livestock, yet it affects the palatability of plants and dry matter production. The newer soft-leafed tall fescues have been bred to be more rust resistant.
Paolo
Paolo is one of the newest soft leafed tall fescue varieties. The variety comes from our Barenbrug breeding station in France and has performed extremely well in terms of yield and more protein per hectare. It is ideal for Mediterranean and Continental conditions, being tolerant of both damp and dry as well as both warm and cool conditions. It was selected for significantly finer leaves for improved palatability and higher dry matter intake.
Palatability
Palatability is hard to measure, but we do know a few things. In a sheep grazing trial conducted in France, soft leaf tall fescues were the only varieties the animals preferred. Sheep would eat the soft leaf tall fescues into the ground and waited for hours before starting to graze ‘rough-leafed’ varieties like Kentucky-31.
Improved rust resistance
Rust is fungus that can attack fescue and other species. Rust is completely harmless to livestock, yet it affects the palatability of plants and dry matter production. The newer soft-leafed tall fescues have been bred to be more rust resistant.
Seeding rate
- 25-30 kg/ha
200 in stock
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