Perennial ryegrass

Greens, Close Mown Trials (Mown at 5-7mm)

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Table G4

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

Cultivar Shoot Density Visual Merit Mean Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Barolympic 8.3 8.8 8.6 8.4 5.4 3.8 4.0 BAR
Clementine 7.1 7.2 7.2 6.5 6.1 5.6 5.3 DLF/JNS/TG
Cabrio 6.9 7.1 7.0 8.0 5.0 5.4 6.2 G/SMFR
Barsignum 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.5 5.8 7.1 BAR
Estelle 6.2 6.7 6.4 6.5 6.9 5.7 4.4 OAS/TG
Chloe 6.4 6.5 6.4 6.2 5.8 5.8 5.1 DLF
Monroe 6.2 6.5 6.4 6.8 5.7 6.5 6.4 DLF
Barprium 6.2 6.4 6.3 6.2 5.1 7.1 6.1 BAR
Singapore 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.7 5.0 4.9 DLF/MM
Dickens 1 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.0 5.7 5.6 5.0 DLF/JNS
Chardin 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.3 5.7 4.1 4.8 DLF/JNS
Cyrena 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.2 6.7 5.5 5.5 DLF/MM
Alison 5.9 6.1 6.0 5.9 5.9 7.1 6.1 DLF/MM
Escapade 6.1 5.8 6.0 6.1 6.8 6.1 6.6 G/SMFR
Antonella 5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.0 6.8 TG
Eventus 5.7 6.0 5.8 6.9 6.8 6.5 7.1 DSV/BAR
Gianna 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.4 6.8 5.3 6.2 OAS/TG
Greenway 5.1 5.1 5.1 5.1 4.7 6.2 6.3 OAS/TG
Venice 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.1 7.0 5.0 5.3 DLF/MM
Columbine 5.1 4.9 5.0 5.0 4.9 6.9 6.5 DLF/TG
Mercitwo 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.9 6.6 5.4 5.6 OAS/TG
Totoro (LA) 8.3 7.6 7.9 7.4 8.6 5.2 5.5 DLF
Eurogala (LA) 8.0 7.7 7.8 7.2 6.0 6.5 6.0 DSV
Ponyo 7.3 7.0 7.2 7.1 5.8 5.7 6.1 DLF
Elva 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.0 7.5 6.1 5.9 DLF
Clochette (LA) 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.5 6.9 5.9 7.3 G/SMFR
Aniston 6.1 6.2 6.2 6.1 6.6 6.6 5.6 DLF/JNS

(LA) = Limited availability
Bold = New cultivar

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