ELVIS
Lolium multiflorum
- High yielding
- Excellent rust tolerance
- Persistent and winter-hardy
- Good combination of all essential characteristics
Top variety on the Swiss recommended list
Elvis is on the recommended Swiss list of Italian ryegrasses, with a particularly interesting combination of characteristics. The very high yield capacity, takes Elvis to the top of the list.
Excellent rust tolerance
Elvis produces abundant and healthy forage even with conditions favourable for development of rusts and other foliar diseases.
The best digestibility
Among the varieties recommended in Switzerland, Elvis has the best score for digestibility that was confirmed in Irish trials.
Add good persistence and we are close to the perfect variety!
Technical Specifications
- Italian ryegrass
Very digestible high yielding Italian ryegrass
- Listed/recommended in EU CH
- Lateness: Intermediate
High digestibilityIreland: relative dry matter digestibility; Switzerland: Score 1-9, 1 is best |
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| Ireland 2007 | Switzerland 2015-16 | |
| Reference varieties | 78,3 (average check varieties) | 5.3 (average all recom. varieties) |
| Elvis | 101,2 | 4,3 |
Results for persistence and winter hardinessSwitzerland 2010: Low score = better performance |
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| Persistence | Winter kill | |
| Interval for recommended varieties | 5,0 - 3,5 | 4,9 - 3,9 |
| Score of Elvis | 4,3 | 4,1 |
Product information
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