Lolium perenne
Firkin
Firkin is a premier tetraploid and true Italian ryegrass variety meticulously crafted to deliver superior forage quality and impressive dry matter yield. A high vernalization threshold ensures optimal growth without heading in the year of seeding, guaranteeing a robust establishment phase with maximum productivity. Plants out-yield annual ryegrass and cereals, have exceptional disease resistance, and exhibit greater root mass to enhance soil stability and nutrient uptake. Excellent winter hardiness ensures a substantial forage crop in early spring following the sowing year. Firkin is ideal for silage, grazing, companion planting, or as a green manure crop.
Key features
- Improved disease resistance
- Tetraploid variety with high quality & digestibility
- High vernalization requirement for no heading in seeding year
Segment
Forage
Category
Ryegrass
Species
Ryegrass, Italian
Sci. Name
Lolium perenne
Basal Hairs
Absent
Botanical Name
Italian
Emergence (Days)
14
Growth Habit, Fall
Erect
Growth Habit, Spring
Erect
Leaf Blade Folding
Open
Leaf Blade Margins
Smooth
Leaf Color
Dark Green
Leaf Length
Long
Leaf Pubescence
Glabrous
Leaf Width
Wide
Net Blotch
Not Tested
Ploidy
Tetraploid
Pollination
Open
Seed Size
Medium
Seed Weight
0.4g/100 Seeds
Stem Rust
Not Tested
Waxy Bloom on Leaf
Present
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)
23-45
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre)
20-40
Planting Times
Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare)
6-12
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre)
5-10
Livestock
Alpaca/Llama ,
Cattle ,
Goats ,
Horses ,
Sheep
Usage
Hay ,
Silage ,
Pasture ,
Cover Crop ,
Erosion Control ,
Emergency Forage