BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 1 - very low | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
BIOLOGY | 038 Winter hardiness | Field resistance. | 7 - high 71 - 80 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
BIOLOGY | 040 Drought - resistance | | 8 - high to very high 81 - 90 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
BIOLOGY | 045 Resistance - Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis DC.) | | 9 - very high | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
BIOLOGY | 046 Resistance - Rust (Puccinia sp., Uromyces sp.) | | 5 - medium | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
BIOLOGY | 047 Resistance - Leaf spot (Drechslera sp., Mastigosporium sp., Heterosporium sp.) | | 9 - very high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
BIOLOGY | 080 Sward - resistance to weed ingression | Ground cover of weedy grasses and weed. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days before cut. | 6 - medium to high 11 - 15 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
CHEMICAL | 066 Organic matter digestibility | At the first cut. | 7 - high 71 - 75 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
CHEMICAL | 067 Content of crude protein in dry matter | At the first cut. | 7 - high 13,6 - 15,0 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 001 Plant - vegetative growth habit | In the autumn of the sowing year. fig.1 | 3 - semi-erect 25 - 40 (°) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 002 Plant - reproductive growth habit | At heading in the 1st year after sowing. fig.1 | 3 - semi-erect 25 - 40 (°) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 4 - short to medium 501 - 675 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 008 Stem - diameter | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - thin 1,0 - 2 (mm) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 009 Stem - number of leaves | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 1 - very low < 2 | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 010 Leaf - width of non reproductive leaves | In th autumn of the sowing year. | 3 - narrow 2,0 - 5 (mm) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 011 Leaf - width of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - narrow 3,6 - 5,0 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 012 Leaf - length of flag leaf | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 1 - very short < 60 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 013 Leaf - width of the second leaf (from the top) | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 2 - very narrow to narrow 2,0 - 3,5 (mm) | 2009 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. | 2 - very short to short 60 - 100 (mm) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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 | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 016 Leaf - tone of other colour | See descriptor no. 16. | 0 - none | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 017 Leaf - colour intensity | See descriptor no. 16. | 7 - dark | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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 (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 023 Inflorescence - colour | At beginning of flowering. | 9 - grey | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 024 Inflorescence - colour intensity | | 5 - medium | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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 (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 030 Uniformy of time of inflorescence emergence | | 5 - medium | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 036 Persistence - at conservation management | Living ground cover of sown species. At perennial grasses in the 3rd harvest year. | 9 - very high > 90 (%) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 037 Persistence - at frequent cutting management | Living ground cover of sown species. At perennial grasses in the 3rd harvest year. | 9 - very high > 90 (%) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 072 Sward - field establishment | Evaluated when 75% ground cover has been reached. | 3 - slow | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 075 Sward - ground cover | Living ground cover of sown turf species. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. | 9 - very high > 99 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 076 Sward - density | Based on number of tillers in closed sward, excluding damaged patches. Spring - summer - autumn, 2 days after cut. fig.5 | 7 - dense | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 077 Sward - leaf texture | Visual evaluation of leaf width. Spring - summer - autumn, before cut. | 5 - medium 2,1 - 3 (mm) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 092 Sward - colour intensity | Summer (before flowering) - autumn. | 7 - dark | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
OTHER | 089 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on biomass production | Estimate of above-ground biomass production before the first cut. | 7 - good | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 027 Heading tendency in the sowing year | | 1 - none or very low | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
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) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 033 Regrowth after cutting - at conservation management | Based on regrowth bulk 2 weeks after cut. | 7 - high | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 034 Regrowth after cutting - at frequent cutting management | Based on regrowth bulk 1 week after cut. | 9 - very high | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 035 Aftermath heading | | 3 - low | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 070 Sward - seedling emergence | Number of days after sowing till seedling emergence. fig.4 | 3 - slow 22 - 28 (days) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
PRODUCTION | 056 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 5 - medium 0,91 - 1,1 (kg.m2) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PRODUCTION | 057 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 3 - low 30 - 45 (%) | 2009 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (16) | | |
PRODUCTION | 059 Sward - total DM yield/year | | 4 - low to medium 0,56 - 0,70 (kg.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
PRODUCTION | 060 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 7 - high 26 - 30 (%) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
PRODUCTION | 062 Sward - seed maturity | Number of days from the 1st April. | 5 - medium 97 - 108 (days) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
PRODUCTION | 063 Sward - seed yield | At maturity. | 2 - very low to low 5,0 - 25 (g.m2) | 1987 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |
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 (18) | | |