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Bovian/Lolium perenne Perennial Ryegrass 4n semi-late heading Get satisfaction from your investment | | Persistence | Rust resistance | Ground cover | Yield |  |  |  |  |  |
High dry matter production Palatable Good rust resistance Persistent |  |
Yield
BOVIAN starts early in the spring and allows a significantly higher 1st cut that the standard variety to finally show an annual improvement of +3% dry matter.
Persistency
BOVIAN shows good persistency and with the good disease tolerance production of high quality forage is possible for several years.
Versatile
BOVIAN is easy to grow for cutting as well as for grazing.
Semi-late
BOVIAN heads quite late and is classed as semi-late in France, few days before the "late" group varieties.
Relative DM yield compared to 4n Herbus
 Source: Geves (France)
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Characteristics (9 = better / more resistant) | Head. Date | Rust res. | Persistence | Palatability | | Bovian | 27 May | 4,6 | 7 | 4,7 | | Herbus | 27 May | 4,8 | 6,4 | 4,3 |
Source: Geves (France)
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