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FODDER PLANTS - GRAMINEAE     
All the seeds listed below are available also with biological agriculture.
Tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.)
Characteristics:
This is one of the most longeval among Gramineae (6-10 years). Festuca arundinacea adapts itself to various kind of surroundings and to a large range of temperatures. Under the same conditions it is the most productive.
Doses and ways of sowing:
Sowing on bare ground is done mechanically in rows using 50-60 kg/ha of seeds. We advise to roll the ground to improve contact between seeds and ground after sowing.
Different available varieties.
Orchad grass (Dactylis glomerata L.)
Characteristics:
One of the characteristic of the Dactylis is its elasticity of use, so it is excellent for mowing and pasture. Growing usually has a duration of 3-5 years. It's a resistant plant even to long dry or cold weather conditions. It has a good productivity if grown in fertile and deep soil.
Doses and ways of sowing:
On bare ground it offers the best possibilities of success. Mechanical sowing in rows takes 30-40 kg/ha of seeds. It's advisable to roll the ground after sowing.
Different available varieties.
Timothy (Phleum pratense L.)
Characteristics:
This plant is good overall in humid surroundings with very cold temperatures, but it can withstand long hot summer periods. Growing has a duration of 4-6 years. It adapts itself to soil with acid reactions.
Doses and ways of sowing:
Growing with soil in purity, mechanical sowing is used in rows 5.13-7.11 inches; apart followed by a light rolling.
Different available varieties.
Italian ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum Lam.)
Characteristics:
This is an annual or biennial plant. It comes from the Mediterranean Basin. Excellent for herbarium. Vegetative capacity is prolonged until late Autumn and has a precocious vegetative resumption. Because of its high aggressiveness it is not used for mixtures.
Doses and ways of sowing:
Sowing is done by machine in rows spaced out 3.95-4.74 inches apart, followed by a light rolling. Advised doses of seed are: diploidi varieties 35-40 kg/ha; tetraploidi varieties 40-45 kg/ha.
Different available varieties.
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.)
Characteristics:
Lolium perenne is a typical plant for mild humid areas.It supplies a good and appetizing quality of fodder. This growing is simple and fast and has a duration of 3 to 6 years. Essentially very good for pasture, with good capacity of regrowth.
Doses and ways of sowing:
Sowing has to be done mechanically in rows spaced out 3.95-4.74 inches, followed by a light rolling. Sowing depth 0.39-0.79 inches, for single growings 35-40 kg/ha, for cv. diploidi.
Different available varieties.