Captur

Description

Captur is a late-maturing orchardgrass variety with a good seasonal growth pattern and forage yield. Captur's excellent disease resistance and strong winter hardiness give it a long stand life and good density. The winter hardiness is good compared to other late-maturing varieties. It has excellent resistance to rust, a disease that can significantly lower the forage palatability. Captur is an excellent choice for mixtures with alfalfa. The maturity is similar to the flowering dates of alfalfa, which can result in much higher forage quality than the earlier maturing varieties.

Key Features

Very late maturity
Very good forage yield
Excellent winterhardiness
Very good disease resistance
Very good seasonal growth pattern

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Ratings

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

Disease Resistance

8

Maturity

8

Quality

7

Seasonal Growth

7

Spring Growth

6

Stress Tolerance

8

Yield

8

Winter Hardiness

8

General Characteristics

Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Horses , Sheep

Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture

Ploidy Tetraploid

Segment Forage

Species Orchardgrass

Sci. Name Dactylis glomerata

Plant Characteristics

Head Length Medium

Lemma Awns Awned

Lemma Keel Pubescence Glabrous

Lemma Pubescence Moderately Pubescent

Leaf Color Medium Green

Leaf Length Long

Leaf Width Medium

Leaf Pubescence Glabrous

Emergence (Days) 18

Growth Habit Erect to Intermediate

Plant Height Tall

Maturity Late

Winter Hardiness 8

Seed Characteristics

Seed Weight 2.1g/1000 Seeds

Forage Quality Characteristics

Seeding Information

Approx. Seeds/Lb. 416000

Approx. Seeds/Kg. 915000

Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Kg./Hectare) 17-28

Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 15-25

Planting Times Spring, Late Summer-Early Fall

Seeding Rate - Mixes (Kg./Hectare) 4-11

Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 3-10

Pest and Disease Resistance

Leaf Rust Moderately Resistant

Powdery Mildew Moderately Resistant

Stem Rust Moderately Resistant

Purple Eye Spot Moderately Resistant