BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 9 - very high | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 038 Winter hardiness | Field resistance. | 6 - medium to high 61 - 70 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 040 Drought - resistance | | 6 - medium to high 61 - 70 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 041 Resistance - Silver top parasital | | 9 - very high | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 043 Resistance - Snow mold (Microdochium nivale (FR.) Samuel Hallet) | | 1 - very low | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 046 Resistance - Rust (Puccinia sp., Uromyces sp.) | | 7 - high | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 047 Resistance - Leaf spot (Drechslera sp., Mastigosporium sp., Heterosporium sp.) | | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 080 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 9 - very high < 1 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 081 Sward - wear resistance | Living ground cover of sown species after wear treatment in the 2nd year after sowing. Spring - summer - autumn. | 7 - high 71 - 80 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
BIOLOGY | 093 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 9 - very high < 1 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 002 Plant - reproductive growth habit | At heading in the 1st year after sowing. fig.1 | 3 - semi-erect 25 - 40 (°) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 4 - short to medium 501 - 675 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 009 Stem - number of leaves | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - low 2,0 - 3 | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 011 Leaf - width of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - narrow 3,6 - 5,0 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 012 Leaf - length of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - short 101 - 140 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 013 Leaf - width of the second leaf (from the top) | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - narrow 3,6 - 5,0 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 014 Leaf - length of the second leaf (from the top) | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 4 - short to medium 141 - 180 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 015 Leaf - primary colour | Genetic colour, when grass is not under stress. At beginning of flowering at forage and ornamental grasses. At turf grasses spring - summer - autumn. | 1 - green | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 016 Leaf - tone of other colour | See descriptor no. 16. | 0 - none | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 017 Leaf - colour intensity | See descriptor no. 16. | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 020 Inflorescence - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 4 - short to medium 141 - 180 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 028 Spring growth rate | Evaluated when the earliest variety has reached 20 cm of sward height. fig.2 | 1 - very slow < 5 (cm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 072 Sward - field establishment | Evaluated when 75% ground cover has been reached. | 7 - rapid | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 073 Sward - winter greenness | Colour retention in winter. | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 076 Sward - density | Based on number of tillers in closed sward, excluding damaged patches. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. fig.5 | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 077 Sward - leaf texture | Visual evaluation of leaf width. Spring - summer - autumn, before cut. | 5 - medium 2,1 - 3 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 091 Sward - density | Based on number of tillers in closed sward, excluding damaged patches. Summer - autumn, after cut. fig.5 | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 092 Sward - colour intensity | Summer (before flowering) - autumn. | 3 - light | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 078 Sward - applicability for intensive lawns (based on regrowth after cutting) | Difference (sward height before cut - mowing height of previous cut). At all cuts in the 2nd year after sowing. fig.6 | 1 - very poor (very long regrowth) > 50 (mm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 086 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on vertical growth | Height of sward including flowering stems before the first cut. fig.7 | 7 - good 30 - 45 (cm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 087 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on height of level of vegetative leaves | Before the first cut. fig.7 | 7 - good 11 - 15 (cm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 088 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on abundance of inflorescences | Before the first cut. | 7 - good | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 089 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on biomass production | Estimate of above-ground biomass production before the first cut. | 7 - good | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
OTHER | 090 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on autumn regrowth | Height of sward excluding sporadic heads. In the autumn before the second cut. fig.8 | 7 - good 11 - 15 (cm) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 027 Heading tendency in the sowing year | | 1 - none or very low | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 029 Time of inflorescence emergence | Number of days from the 1st April. When beginning has been reached at 10% stems in the plot. At single plants - when the tip of 3 inflorescences is just visible. fig.3 | 4 - early to medium 40 - 46 (days) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 031 Abundance of inflorescence emergence | Estimate of number of flowering stems.m-2 at heading. | 5 - medium 1001 - 1500 | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 070 Sward - seedling emergence | Number of days after sowing till seedling emergence. fig.4 | 7 - rapid 8 - 14 (days) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 065 Sward - 1000 seeds weight (TSW) | TSW - caryopsis according to the descriptor no. 25 | 3 - low 0,81 - 1,5 (g) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 079 Sward - cleanness of cut | Appearance of vascular bundle fibres at cut ends of leaves. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 082 Sward - visual quality rating | All aspects of turf quality integrated. Spring - summer - autumn. | 7 - good | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 083 Sward - persistence | Living ground cover of sown species in the 3rd year after sowing. | 9 - very high > 90 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 094 Sward - visual quality rating | All aspects important for extensive turf integrated. Spring - summer - autumn. | 5 - medium | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |
PRODUCTION | 095 Sward - persistence | Living ground cover of sown species in the 3rd year after sowing. | 6 - medium to high 61 - 70 (%) | 2002 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (8) | | |