Our aim has been to make a new variety with winter and spring frost proof characteristics (-6°/-8° C) that could adapt in a better way, than the other existing varieties, to the colder climate areas of central Italy, improving forage and seed production. We can say that the variety Silvan differs from other varieties by some morphological characters (see chart), but above all for the best resistance to frost, which in the subject of experimental tests has enabled better crop yields. Registered in the "Registro Nazionale delle Sementi Elette di specie agrarie" since 2008.

Use and productivity:
This is almost never seen like a renewal plant, in fact it doesn't need very thorough work, indeed it's often used on land that is not worked in reliance on the power of its taproot root. Prefers rich and deep soils calcareous clay. For a successful installation is needed a using specific bacteria in the soil or spreading the soil that already has them inside. Inside the area where the tests were performed, in the average of three years, Silvan variety has produced green fodder for 470 q/ha, while the total production of dry matter, in the average of the three years was of 82 q/ha. Good seed production too, 4.3 q/ha.