Perennial ryegrass

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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

Cultivar Live Ground Cover Visual Merit Mean Recovery Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Barzico 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.3 7.8 7.1 4.1 5.5 5.5 BAR
Barbasten 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.4 BAR
Altivo 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.9 6.8 5.3 4.9 5.2 BAR
Clochette (LA) 7.8 7.8 7.8 6.6 8.3 8.0 3.0 5.4 6.1 G/SMFR
Europitch 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.1 5.4 5.0 DSV
Barpersie 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.6 8.2 7.9 6.2 4.3 5.2 BAR
Eurobeat 7.8 7.7 7.8 6.8 7.2 6.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 DSV
Gildara 7.6 7.8 7.7 6.7 7.5 7.5 4.5 5.5 6.4 DLF/JNS
EuroCordus 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.3 7.4 6.7 6.5 5.4 5.3 DSV
Eurodiamond 7.7 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.2 6.2 3.7 5.4 5.2 DSV
Alathea 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.2 DLF/OAS/TG
Starling 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.3 6.9 5.3 5.5 DLF
Saila 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.1 DLF/JNS
Monroe 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.7 6.2 5.9 6.0 DLF/JNS
Eurosport 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 DSV
Lancelot 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.7 7.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 OAS/TG
Duranova 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.8 7.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 DLF/JNS
Minnelli (LA) 7.4 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.1 8.2 6.9 5.1 5.6 DLF/MM
Fiona (LA) 7.4 7.6 7.5 6.7 7.1 7.0 2.9 6.0 6.1 DLF
Barlicum 7.3 7.5 7.4 6.3 7.6 7.5 4.5 5.4 4.9 BAR
Baradona 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.6 3.7 5.4 5.9 BAR
Mocora 7.2 7.5 7.4 6.9 7.1 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 DLF
Barcristalla 7.5 7.3 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 5.9 6.2 7.2 BAR
Columbine 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.2 6.2 5.7 DLF/TG
Chloe 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.4 DLF
Lionel 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.7 6.1 4.8 5.5 5.5 DLF/JNS
Lamar (LA) 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.1 5.6 DSV
Cameron 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.2 7.5 4.3 5.7 5.7 OAS/TG
Annecy 7.2 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.3 4.0 5.8 5.2 DLF/MM
Barolympic 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.4 5.5 4.4 4.8 BAR
AberWin (LA) 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.8 7.2 6.7 5.4 5.6 4.9 G
Baromario 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 7.2 6.9 5.0 5.5 6.2 BAR
Angelina 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.6 OAS/TG
Berlioz 1 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.5 DLF/TG
Mumbai 7.0 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.4 4.1 5.0 5.1 DLF/MM
Barthierry 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.5 7.3 7.0 5.2 6.2 6.4 BAR
Chardin 7.0 7.2 7.1 6.5 7.1 7.4 5.9 5.2 5.0 DLF/JNS
Calico 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.4 6.8 6.8 4.0 5.5 6.3 G/SMFR
Cyrena 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.8 DLF/MM
Barorlando 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.2 BAR
Gladys 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 DLF/MM
Cadix 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.1 6.7 6.7 5.3 5.8 5.9 G/SMFR
Estelle 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 5.5 5.5 4.8 OAS/TG
Bizet 1 7.1 7.0 7.1 7.3 5.9 5.5 6.4 5.8 6.1 DLF
Eventus 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.7 6.4 5.3 5.3 DSV
Elva (LA) 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.4 5.8 5.3 5.3 DLF
Ponyo (LA) 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.8 4.9 5.2 6.1 DLF
Melbourne 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.7 5.2 5.3 DLF/MM
Nagano 6.9 7.0 7.0 6.9 6.6 6.0 5.4 5.0 5.1 DLF/MM
EG Resistus 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.9 7.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 DSV
Alison 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 DLF/MM
Saopaulo 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.5 DLF/MM
Bonnie 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.2 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 TG
Aniston 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.1 5.8 5.9 DLF/JNS
Martinella 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.5 6.0 5.3 DLF
Beckham 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.7 DSV
Django (LA) 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 RAGT
Etienna 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.9 7.1 6.0 5.2 5.8 DLF
Duparc 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.4 6.4 7.0 5.1 5.2 OAS/TG
Hayley 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 OAS/TG
Claudine 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.8 5.5 5.4 6.0 DLF
Penelope 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.5 4.4 5.4 5.3 DLF
Totoro (LA) 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.3 5.5 5.9 DLF
Carnac 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.7 G/SMFR
Vesuvius 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.8 4.9 5.2 G
Gianna 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.8 4.9 4.9 OAS/TG
Cleopatra 6.8 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.9 5.0 5.2 DLF
Mandalay 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.6 OAS/TG
Dickens 1 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 7.5 6.9 5.8 5.2 5.1 DLF/JNS
Gwynett 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.4 5.6 5.4 5.5 G/DLF
Melisandra 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.4 4.7 5.4 5.4 DLF
Acapulco (LA) 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 DLF/MM
Promotor 6.6 6.6 6.6 7.2 6.4 6.1 5.3 5.2 5.7 G
Singapore 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.6 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.2 DLF/MM
Coldplay (LA) 6.6 6.7 6.6 7.2 7.0 7.0 6.7 5.6 5.5 RAGT
Guinevere (LA) 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.9 5.7 6.1 7.1 DLF
Lize 6.3 6.8 6.6 5.9 6.9 6.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 DLF
Torsion 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.4 7.8 8.4 ICL
Barsignum 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 7.0 7.5 5.6 5.4 6.3 BAR
Meara 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 DLF
Mercitwo 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 OAS/TG
Bargold 6.4 6.7 6.5 6.8 6.9 7.5 6.0 5.6 5.3 BAR
Shazam 6.4 6.5 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 RAGT
Morisot 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.1 OAS/TG
Creepstar 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.0 6.6 7.4 DLF/TG
Alboka 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.6 6.6 RAGT/BAR
Greenway 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.4 7.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 SUT/TG
Roseanne 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.2 5.5 DLF
Greensky 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.2 OAS/TG
Clementine 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.6 7.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 DLF/JNS/TG
Zurich 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.2 6.0 5.4 G
Escapade 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.3 7.6 4.5 6.0 5.5 G/SMFR
Vertech 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.4 5.1 5.9 6.2 FF/G
Essence 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.2 6.5 6.2 4.7 6.4 5.8 DLF
Bardorado 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.7 5.9 5.0 6.8 5.1 5.4 BAR
Ponderosa 6.2 5.9 6.1 5.8 5.9 5.4 5.6 6.9 5.9 DLF/MM
Fandango 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 BAR
Antonella 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.1 6.7 5.5 5.6 6.0 TG
Lautrec 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 5.8 5.5 DLF
Ceretec Centurion 6.0 5.9 6.0 5.4 5.7 5.5 5.0 7.4 7.1 PGG
Transate 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.4 6.9 6.1 6.0 DSV
Platinum 6.4 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.3 6.4 DLF
Barprium 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.1 7.0 BAR
Stravinsky 6.0 5.6 5.8 5.3 5.6 4.8 6.5 8.3 8.1 DLF
Pascal 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.5 6.4 6.4 DSV
Jubilee EG 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.2 6.5 DSV
Mistral 5.5 5.7 5.6 4.5 5.2 5.3 6.8 8.2 8.0 ICL
Esquire 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.9 6.0 7.0 7.0 DLF
Agreement 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.9 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 FF/G
Greenplanet 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 7.4 8.0 8.2 ICL
Turfgold 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.0 6.2 7.0 6.8 DSV
Passion 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.4 7.3 5.9 6.0 DLF/MM
Fancy 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.1 4.9 5.0 6.0 6.9 5.5 FF
Veralynn (LA) 6.0 5.9 6.0 6.9 5.8 6.7 8.1 4.7 6.7 ICL

(LA) = Limited availability
Bold = New cultivar

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