Redtop (Agrostis gigantea Roth. = A. alba L., auct. Am.)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 2 harvests/season
- Seeds/pound: 4,990,000
- Seeding rate: 3-6 lbs pure live seed/acre
- Seeding date: early spring, late summer
- Naturalized grass used for pasture in the past
- Quick cover for grass waterways, diversions and roadbanks
Advantages
- easy to establish, fast germination
- good tolerance to acid and poorly-drained soils
- higher yields than most grasses that volunteer on poor soils
Concerns
- low yield potential
- low forage quality
- not adapted to heavy soils that are droughty in summer
- not competitive on fertile soils
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