BIOLOGY | 032 Lodging - resistance | Before the first conservation cut. | 5 - medium | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
BIOLOGY | 038 Winter hardiness | Field resistance. | 8 - high to very high 81 - 90 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 041 Resistance - Silver top parasital | | 7 - high | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 045 Resistance - Powdery mildew (Erysiphe graminis DC.) | | 3 - low | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 046 Resistance - Rust (Puccinia sp., Uromyces sp.) | | 3 - low | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
BIOLOGY | 047 Resistance - Leaf spot (Drechslera sp., Mastigosporium sp., Heterosporium sp.) | | 7 - high | 1984 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 (%) | 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. | 9 - very high < 1 (%) | 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 (17) | | |
CHEMICAL | 067 Content of crude protein in dry matter | At the first cut. | 5 - medium 10,6 - 12,0 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 007 Stem - length | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing.Length including inflorescence. | 4 - short to medium 501 - 675 (mm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 009 Stem - number of leaves | At beginning of flowering in the 1st year after sowing. | 3 - low 2,0 - 3 | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
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) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
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) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 017 Leaf - colour intensity | See descriptor no. 16. | 7 - dark | 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 (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 028 Spring growth rate | Evaluated when the earliest variety has reached 20 cm of sward height. fig.2 | 7 - rapid 16 - 20 (cm) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 071 Sward - initial ground cover | 2 weeks after seedling emergence. | 7 - good 61 - 80 % | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 072 Sward - field establishment | Evaluated when 75% ground cover has been reached. | 5 - medium | 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. | 8 - high to very high 95 - 99 (%) | 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 | 7 - dense | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 091 Sward - density | Based on number of tillers in closed sward, excluding damaged patches. Summer - autumn, after cut. fig.5 | 5 - medium | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
MORPHOLOGY | 092 Sward - colour intensity | Summer (before flowering) - autumn. | 7 - dark | 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 | 9 - very good (very short growth) < 30 (cm) | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |
OTHER | 088 Sward - applicability for extensive lawns based on abundance of inflorescences | Before the first cut. | 3 - poor | 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 | 3 - poor 21 - 25 (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 | 5 - medium 47 - 53 (days) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PHENOLOGY | 031 Abundance of inflorescence emergence | Estimate of number of flowering stems.m-2 at heading. | 7 - high 1501 - 2000 | 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 | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
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 | | 3 - low 0,51 - 0,7 (kg.m2) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 057 Sward - percentage of the 1st cut DM yield on total yield | | 3 - low 30 - 45 (%) | 1984 OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station (17) | | |
PRODUCTION | 062 Sward - seed maturity | Number of days from the 1st April. | 5 - medium 97 - 108 (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 (17) | | |
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 | | |
PRODUCTION | 082 Sward - visual quality rating | All aspects of turf quality integrated. Spring - summer - autumn. | 7 - good | OSEVA PRO Ltd. Grassland Research Station | | |