Pella

Description

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

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Ratings

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

Quality

7

Seasonal Growth

4

Spring Growth

3

Stress Tolerance

6

Yield

5

Winter Hardiness

9

General Characteristics

Type Smooth

Livestock Cattle , Goats , Hogs , Horses , Poultry , Sheep

Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture

Segment Forage

Species Smooth Bromegrass

Sci. Name Bromus inermis

Plant Characteristics

Lodging Resistance Good to Fair

Lemma Pubescence Slightly pubescent

Panicle Attitude Erect

Branch Attitude Erect

Panicle Color No Anthocyanin

Panicle Length Medium to Long

Panicle Shape Moderately Open

Awn Length Medium

Node Pubescence Slightly pubescent

Stem Pubescence Slightly pubescent

Sterile Culm Leaf Number 5

Collar Shape V-shaped

Fertile Culm Leaf Elevation Medium to High

Fertile Culm Diameter 0.75

Fertile Culm Height Medium to Tall

Sterile Culm Leaf Elevation Medium to High

Sterile Culm Height Medium

Flag Leaf Length Medium

Auricles Absent

Flag Leaf Width Medium

Leaf Abundance Moderate

Leaf Attitude Semi-Erect

Leaf Blade Color Medium Green

Leaf Length Medium

Leaf Ligule Present

Leaf Width Medium

Leaf Sheath Color Green

Leaf Pubescence Slightly Pubescent

Waxy Bloom on Leaf Absent

Emergence (Days) 14

Growth Habit Erect

Degree of Basal Tillering Medium

Maturity Medium

Winter Hardiness Excellent

Winter Hardiness 9

Seed Characteristics

Seed Pubescence Strongly Pubescent

Seed Weight 3.5g/1000 Seeds

Root Characteristics

Crown Width Medium

Root Type Slightly Creeping

Forage Quality Characteristics

Seeding Information

Approx. Seeds/Lb. 138000

Approx. Seeds/Kg. 300000

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