MELFORCE
Lolium perenne
- Top yielding throughout the season
- Very large spring window
- Extremely high rust resistance
- Very high yielding for cutting and grazing
Excellent yield through the year
With the highest yield the entire season and an extremely high rust resistance MELFORCE is the absolute top variety on the recommended list in The Netherlands. Aftermath heading is very reduced, qualifying MELFORCE for grazing purposes.
Excellent disease resistance
MELFORCE proved significantly better rust resistance than the preview top varieties.
Outstanding persistency
For a tetraploid is MELFORCE an excellent variety for grazing with the highest ranking for persistency. The dense sward makes sure you get the top yield for both cutting and grazing.
Technical Specifications
- Perennial ryegrass
Healthy grass with excellent yield
- Listed/recommended in EU BE DK NL
Product information
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Specification and ratings
Performance in the Netherlands
Recommended List of Varieties 2019 (NL)| Average standards | Melforce | |
| persistency | 8,0 | 8,3 |
| Winterhardness | 7,5 | 7,9 |
| rust resistance | 8,6 | 9,0 |
Yield in the Netherlands
Recommended List of Varieties 2019 (NL)| Average standards | Melforce | |
| 1th + 2nd cut | 100 | 104 |
| grazing | 99 | 108 |
| cutting | 100 | 106 |
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Species and varieties
We offer a wide range of healthy, quality forage grass species to optimize your milk and meat production. See all species here.
Perennial ryegrass 4n
Perennial ryegrass is a high yielding, quality grass. The best varieties are persistent under a grazing management, provided they are well fertilized and managed.