Bromus inermis

Pella

Pella

Pella Smooth Bromegrass is a versatile, high-quality forage grass designed to deliver consistent performance throughout the growing season. Known for its excellent forage quality, it provides optimal nutrition for livestock, making it ideal for both hay and pasture systems. Pella offers very good forage yields combined with a balanced seasonal growth pattern and good spring growth, ensuring steady production. With a medium heading time and slightly creeping root system, it establishes well and maintains productivity over time without becoming overly aggressive. Built to withstand challenging conditions, Pella Smooth Bromegrass boasts excellent winter hardiness, making it a dependable choice in colder climates. Its good to fair lodging resistance ensures upright growth and ease of management in diverse conditions.

Key features

  • Excellent forage qualtiy
  • Excellent winterhardiness
  • Early spring growth
  • Very good forage yield
  • Good seasonal growth pattern

Ratings

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

Segment Forage
Category Bromegrass
Species Bromegrass, Smooth
Sci. Name Bromus inermis
Auricles Present
Awn Length Medium
Branch Attitude Erect
Collar Shape V-shaped
Crown Width Medium
Degree of Basal Tillering Medium
Emergence (Days) 14
Fertile Culm Height Medium to Tall
Fertile Culm Leaf Elevation Medium to High
Flag Leaf Length Medium to Long
Flag Leaf Width Medium to Wide
Growth Habit Erect
Leaf Abundance Moderate
Leaf Attitude Semi-Erect
Leaf Blade Color Medium Green
Leaf Length Medium
Leaf Ligule Present
Leaf Pubescence Slightly Pubescent
Leaf Sheath Color Green
Leaf Width Medium
Lemma Pubescence Slightly pubescent
Lodging Resistance Good to Fair
Maturity Medium
Node Pubescence Slightly pubescent
Panicle Attitude Erect
Panicle Color No Anthocyanin
Panicle Length Medium to Long
Panicle Shape Moderately Open
Root Type Slightly Creeping
Seed Pubescence Slightly Pubescent
Seed Weight 3.5g/1000 Seeds
Stem Pubescence Slightly pubescent
Sterile Culm Height Medium
Sterile Culm Leaf Elevation Medium to High
Sterile Culm Leaf Number 5
Type Smooth
Waxy Bloom on Leaf Absent
Winter Hardiness Excellent
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