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Lolium perenne

Dexter 1

Dexter 1

Dexter 1 is a high-class variety of intermediate maturity. Its main advantages are early spring growth and high yield in the first cut. In total, Dexter 1 delivers an unusually high yield within this maturity group. Additionally, Dexter 1 proves enormous endurance, good sward density, and unusual winter hardiness, which the North West German Chambers of Agriculture awarded with the famous “M” during the lowland (moor) test. Dexter 1 provides all that you demand from a modern ryegrass variety.

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Key features

  • Excellent forage quality, tetraploid variety
  • Improved winterhardiness
  • Improved forage yield
  • Very dense growth habit
  • Early spring growth

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Segment Forage
Category Ryegrass
Species Ryegrass, Perennial
Sci. Name Lolium perenne
Anther Color Yellowish Green
Auricle Pubescence Glabrous
Auricles Absent
Basal Hairs Absent
Botanical Name Perennial
Branch Pubescence Glabrous
Culm Neck Shape Slightly Curved
Emergence (Days) 14
Flag Leaf Length Long
Flag Leaf Width Medium
Glume Awn Length Shorter than Glume
Glume Length Short
Glume Pubescence Glabrous
Glume Width Narrow
Growth Habit, Fall Medium
Growth Habit, Spring Medium
Leaf Blade Folding Open
Leaf Blade Margins Smooth
Leaf Color Dark Green
Leaf Length Long
Leaf Pubescence Strongly Pubescent
Leaf Sheath Color White
Leaf Width Narrow
Lemma Awn Length Shorter than Lemma
Lemma Length Short
Lemma Pubescence Short
Lemma Texture Smooth
Lemma Width Narrow
Maturity Late
Net Blotch Not Tested
Number of Spikelets Many
Palea Length Short
Palea Pubescence Absent
Palea Width Narrow
Panicle Attitude Erect
Panicle Color GREEN
Panicle Length Medium to Long
Panicle Pubescence Glabrous
Panicle Shape Spike
Panicle Type Intermediate
Plant Height Medium
Ploidy Tetraploid
Pollination Open
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit Absent to Very Weak
Seed Size Medium
Seed Weight 0.2g/100 Seeds
Stem Rust Not Tested
Time to Flowering LATE
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Present
Winter Hardiness Medium
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 499400
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227,000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635-1.27
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 34-45
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 30-40
Planting Times Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare) 7-12
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 6-10
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Deer , Goats , Horses , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture , Wildlife
Winter Hardiness 3