Profile
- Tetraploid (Italian), one season production
- Vigorous growth/re-growth
- High energy and sugar content
Nabucco Italian Ryegrass is a early-maturing tetraploid ryegrass that is short lived but extremely productive. It displays profuse tillering, quick-growth with very little re-heading.
Nabucco Italian Ryegrass will be utilized by beef, dairy and other production livestock producers.
Uses include intensive grazing, green crop, haylage or dry hay. Because of easy establishment it is also well suited for pasture renovation or minor field repairs.
Nabucco Italian Ryegrass is highly palatable, so avoid over grazing. Graze at approximately 10-12 inches and remove animals at 3 to 4 inches. When haying, consider first cut at boot stage.
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Delivers improved quality over annual ryegrass
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Quick regrowth
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Wider and more succulent leaves than diploid annual ryegrass
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Excellent palatability/digestibility
Suitability
| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
|---|---|---|
| Maturity | early to inter | |
| Ploidy | tetraploid | |
|---|---|---|
| Maturity | early to inter | |
Other features
| Hay | ✓ |
| Pasture | ✓ |
| Saline Tolerance | |
| Flood Tolerance | ✓ |
| Drought Tolerance |
All specified informations, recommendations and representations mentioned here are made to the best of our knowledge and belief, but without guarantee of completeness or accuracy. We cannot guarantee that the properties described are repeatable. All information is provided as an aid to decision-making. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG excludes adhesion for damage or claims for damages, resulting of the use for the variety specified in this description. Mixture compositions may change if individual varieties are not available. As of 12/2022. Subject to change without notice.