Festulolium hybrids (xFestulolium braunii (K. Richter) A. Camus) (hybrids between Italian ryegrass and meadow fescue)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 2 harvests/season
- Seeds/pound: 227,000
- Seeding rate: 15-20 lbs pure live seed/acre
- Seeding date: early spring
- Slightly more winter hardy than Italian ryegrass
- Must be used in combination with legumes
- For short-term rotations only
Advantages
- very good quality possible
- easy to establish, rapid growth rate
- good growth through the season
Concerns
- most likely not a perennial crop in NYS, will not persist
- not well suited to droughty or poorly-drained soils
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