BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 9 - very high | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
BIOLOGY | 046 Resistance - Rust (Puccinia sp., Uromyces sp.) | | 7 - high | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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 (%) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
BIOLOGY | 093 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 8 - high to very high 1 - 5 (%) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
CHEMICAL | 066 Organic matter digestibility | At the first cut. | 9 - very high > 75 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
CHEMICAL | 067 Content of crude protein in dry matter | At the first cut. | 3 - low 7,6 - 9,0 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 001 Plant - vegetative growth habit | In the autumn of the sowing year. fig.1 | 3 - semi-erect 25 - 40 (°) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 6 - medium to long 851 - 1025 (mm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 009 Stem - number of leaves | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 7 - high 4,1 - 5 | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 013 Leaf - width of the second leaf (from the top) | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 6 - medium to wide 8,1 - 9,5 (mm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 014 Leaf - length of the second leaf (from the top) | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 5 - medium 181 - 220 (mm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 017 Leaf - colour intensity | See descriptor no. 16. | 5 - medium | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 020 Inflorescence - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 2 - very short to short 60 - 100 (mm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 071 Sward - initial ground cover | 2 weeks after seedling emergence. | 9 - very good > 80 % | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 074 Sward - spring greenup rate | Number of days from green-up of the earliest variety. | 7 - high 3 - 6 (days) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 075 Sward - ground cover | Living ground cover of sown turf species. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 5 - medium 80 - 84 (%) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
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 | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 077 Sward - leaf texture | Visual evaluation of leaf width. Spring - summer - autumn, before cut. | 1 - very coarse > 4 (mm) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 084 Sward - spring greenup rate | Number of days from green-up of the earliest variety. | 7 - high 3 - 6 (days) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 085 Sward - ground cover | Living ground cover by sown turf species. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 4 - low to medium 60 - 79 (%) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 092 Sward - colour intensity | Summer (before flowering) - autumn. | 5 - medium | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
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) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
OTHER | 088 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on abundance of inflorescences | Before the first cut. | 9 - very good (very low abundance) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
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 | 5 - medium 16 - 20 (cm) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
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 | 7 - late 61 - 67 (days) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 031 Abundance of inflorescence emergence | Estimate of number of flowering stems.m-2 at heading. | 1 - none or very low < 500 | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
PHENOLOGY | 033 Regrowth after cutting - at conservation management | Based on regrowth bulk 2 weeks after cut. | 7 - high | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 070 Sward - seedling emergence | Number of days after sowing till seedling emergence. fig.4 | 7 - rapid 8 - 14 (days) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
PRODUCTION | 056 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 5 - medium 0,91 - 1,1 (kg.m2) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PRODUCTION | 057 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 7 - high 61 - 75 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PRODUCTION | 062 Sward - seed maturity | Number of days from the 1st April. | 9 - very late > 144 (days) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
PRODUCTION | 063 Sward - seed yield | At maturity. | 3 - low 25,1 - 45 (g.m2) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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 | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |