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Bromus inermis

Big Ton XL

Big Ton XL

Big Ton XL smooth bromegrass blend provides improved yield potential, disease resistance and forage quality. It is easier to plant and establish than common bromegrasses. Big Ton is one of the best pasture or hay grasses in the adapted area.

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XL Brand products feature improved varieties from DLF, each tailored to provide enhanced value, farm flexibility and profit potential.

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Key features

  • Vigorous, long-lived sod-forming perennial grass
  • Excellent drought resistance
  • Improved leaf disease/seedling blight resistance
  • VERY versatile, suited to grazing & haying
  • Well-suited alongside alfalfa & in mixed stands

Ratings

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

Segment Forage
Category Bromegrass
Species Bromegrass, Smooth
Sci. Name Bromus inermis
Emergence (Days) 14
Type Smooth
Approx. Seeds/Kg. 300000
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 138000
Seeding Depth (cm) 0.635-1.27
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 17-23
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 15-20
Planting Times Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare) 6-11
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 5-10
Livestock Cattle , Goats , Hogs , Horses , Poultry , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture
Winter Hardiness 9