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ZORRO/Lolium multiflorum

Italian ryegrass
Are you looking for high perfomance?

Rating
YieldPersistenceRust resistanceQuality

Even yield over the year
Out yielding standard varieties by far
Top crude protein yield
Remarkable rust resistance


Great characteristics

ZORRO is a tetraploid Italian Ryegrass with excellent qualities like: high resistance to Rust, very productive, resistance to dry periods, erect growth even in times of rainy weather. At the same time, great results achieved under warm climatic conditions prove ZORRO has a high drought tolerance as well. Furthermore, the high production is easy to harvest, as ZORRO is very resistant to lodging.

 

High quality yield

At eleven trail stations in north Germany, ZORRO showed the highest DM Yield.

In the regrowth the appearance of stems is fewer compared to other varieties, indicating ZORRO has a higher leaf mass. This secures a high production of very high quality forage because more leaf than stems means more digestible forage.


GROWTH HABIT
Annual Bunch

ESTAB. RATE 
3-7 days

NITROGEN REQ.
Very High >120 lbs/ac

ANEROBIC SOIL TOL.
Excellent

pH RANGE
5-8

MINIMUM RAINFALL
>40 inches

DRY MATTER YIELD
1-4 tons

REGROWTH
Fair

PRIMARY UTILIZATION
Rtn. Grazing/Silage/OS

VEG REPRO TIL RATE
High

CP%
24-40

NDF
47-50

ADF
27-29

ENDOPHYTE
No

SEEDING RATE
20-25 lbs/ac