BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 9 - very high | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
BIOLOGY | 038 Winter hardiness | Field resistance. | 7 - high 71 - 80 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
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. | 7 - high 6 - 10 (%) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
CHEMICAL | 066 Organic matter digestibility | At the first cut. | 9 - very high > 75 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
CHEMICAL | 067 Content of crude protein in dry matter | At the first cut. | 3 - low 7,6 - 9,0 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 6 - medium to long 851 - 1025 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
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 (12) | | |
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 (12) | | |
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 (12) | | |
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. | 3 - short 101 - 140 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 028 Spring growth rate | Evaluated when the earliest variety has reached 20 cm of sward height. fig.2 | 7 - rapid 16 - 20 (cm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 071 Sward - initial ground cover | 2 weeks after seedling emergence. | 7 - good 61 - 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. | 5 - medium 80 - 84 (%) | 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 | 7 - good 30 - 45 (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) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
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. | 9 - very high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 034 Regrowth after cutting - at frequent cutting management | Based on regrowth bulk 1 week after cut. | 7 - high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 035 Aftermath heading | | 3 - low | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 070 Sward - seedling emergence | Number of days after sowing till seedling emergence. fig.4 | 5 - medium 15 - 21 (days) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
PRODUCTION | 056 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 6 - medium to high 1,11 - 1,3 (kg.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PRODUCTION | 057 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 5 - medium 46 - 60 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PRODUCTION | 059 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 6 - medium to high 0,86 - 1,00 (kg.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
PRODUCTION | 060 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 5 - medium 21 - 25 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
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 (12) | | |
PRODUCTION | 063 Sward - seed yield | At maturity. | 4 - low to medium 45,1 - 65 (g.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (12) | | |
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 (12) | | |
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 | | |