BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 7 - high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 038 Winter hardiness | Field resistance. | 8 - high to very high 81 - 90 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 040 Drought - resistance | | 7 - high 71 - 80 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 080 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 8 - high to very high 1 - 5 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 093 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 6 - medium to high 11 - 15 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
CHEMICAL | 066 Organic matter digestibility | At the first cut. | 5 - medium 66 - 75 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
CHEMICAL | 067 Content of crude protein in dry matter | At the first cut. | 4 - low to medium 9,1 - 10,5 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 5 - medium 676 - 850 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 009 Stem - number of leaves | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 5 - medium 3,1 - 4 | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 011 Leaf - width of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 6 - medium to wide 8,1 - 9,5 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 012 Leaf - length of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - short 101 - 140 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 020 Inflorescence - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - short 101 - 140 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 028 Spring growth rate | Evaluated when the earliest variety has reached 20 cm of sward height. fig.2 | 9 - very rapid > 20 (cm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 072 Sward - field establishment | Evaluated when 75% ground cover has been reached. | 9 - very rapid | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 075 Sward - ground cover | Living ground cover of sown turf species. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 7 - high 90 - 94 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 076 Sward - density | Based on number of tillers in closed sward, excluding damaged patches. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. fig.5 | 9 - very dense | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 077 Sward - leaf texture | Visual evaluation of leaf width. Spring - summer - autumn, before cut. | 3 - coarse 3,1 - 4 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 085 Sward - ground cover | Living ground cover by sown turf species. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 6 - medium to high 85 - 89 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 092 Sward - colour intensity | Summer (before flowering) - autumn. | 5 - medium | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
OTHER | 086 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on vertical growth | Height of sward including flowering stems before the first cut. fig.7 | 5 - medium 46 - 60 (cm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
OTHER | 089 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on biomass production | Estimate of above-ground biomass production before the first cut. | 9 - very good (very low production) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
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 | 9 - very good (very short growth) < 11 (cm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
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 | 8 - late to very late 68 - 74 (days) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 031 Abundance of inflorescence emergence | Estimate of number of flowering stems.m-2 at heading. | 9 - very high > 2000 | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 033 Regrowth after cutting - at conservation management | Based on regrowth bulk 2 weeks after cut. | 9 - very high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 070 Sward - seedling emergence | Number of days after sowing till seedling emergence. fig.4 | 5 - medium 15 - 21 (days) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 056 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 6 - medium to high 1,11 - 1,3 (kg.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 057 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 7 - high 61 - 75 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 062 Sward - seed maturity | Number of days from the 1st April. | 8 - late to very late 133 - 144 (days) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 063 Sward - seed yield | At maturity. | 5 - medium 65,1 - 85 (g.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 065 Sward - 1000 seeds weight (TSW) | TSW - caryopsis according to the descriptor no. 25 | 2 - very low to low 0,10 - 0,8 (g) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 079 Sward - cleanness of cut | Appearance of vascular bundle fibres at cut ends of leaves. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 7 - good | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 094 Sward - visual quality rating | All aspects important for extensive turf integrated. Spring - summer - autumn. | 7 - good | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |