Festulolium
Naos
Naos is a Fescue Type Festulolium, Tall Fescue x Perennial Ryegrass. A top-yielding variety combined with medium maturity and excellent persistency, but better feeding quality.
Key features
- Tall Fescue x Perennial Ryegrass
- Medium-late maturity
- Excellent forage quality
- Very good winterhardiness
- Excellent grazing tolerance
General Characteristics
Ploidy
Hexaploid
Segment
Forage
Species
FESTULOLIUM_(FESCUE_TYPE)
Sci. Name
Festulolium
Plant Characteristics
Time to Flowering
Medium
Lemma Pubescence
Absent
Lemma Width
Medium
Lemma Length
Medium
Lemma Texture
Smooth
Palea Length
Absent
Palea Pubescence
Absent
Panicle Attitude
Erect
Panicle Color
Green
Panicle Length
Long
Panicle Shape
Ovate
Anther Color
Green
Panicle Type
Intermediate
Branch Pubescence
Glabrous
Pelea Width
Absent
Flag Leaf Length
Long
Flag Leaf Width
Medium to Wide
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Color
Dark Green
Leaf Length
Medium
Leaf Width
Medium
Basal Hairs
Absent
Waxy Bloom on Leaf
Absent
Rhizomes - Creeping Habit
Weakly Creeping
Growth Habit, Fall
Medium
Plant Height
Medium
Maturity
Medium Late
Seed Characteristics
Seed Size
Medium
Seed Width
6
Seeding Information
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare)
17-23
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
15-20
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DLF YIELD COMPARISONS |
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Variety |
Year(s) |
Total Yield (kg/ha) |
Yield Index (%) |
Total Cuts |
Number of Station Years |
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Naos |
2019-'24 |
8845.7 |
118 |
45 |
15 |
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Mahulena |
2019-'24 |
7794.1 |
104 |
45 |
15 |
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DLF YIELD COMPARISONS |
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Variety |
Year(s) |
Total Yield (kg/ha) |
Yield Index (%) |
Total Cuts |
Number of Station Years |
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Naos |
2019-'24 |
8845.7 |
118 |
45 |
15 |