Perennial ryegrass

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Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne)

Cultivar Live Ground Cover Visual Merit Mean Recovery Shoot Density Fineness of Leaf Resistance to Red Thread Winter Greenness Summer Greenness UK Agent
Euromagic (LA) 8.3 8.5 8.4 7.9 8.5 8.4 5.2 5.0 5.6 DSV
Flanell 8.2 8.3 8.3 7.3 8.2 7.6 5.0 5.6 6.9 DSV
Barzico 8.1 8.1 8.1 7.3 7.8 7.1 4.1 5.5 5.5 BAR
Bargkamp (LA) 8.0 7.9 8.0 7.7 7.9 7.3 5.2 4.9 5.0 BAR
Altivo 7.9 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.9 6.8 5.3 4.9 5.2 BAR
Barbasten 7.8 7.9 7.9 7.3 7.1 6.1 5.7 5.2 5.4 BAR
Europitch 7.8 7.9 7.8 7.3 7.7 7.3 4.1 5.4 5.0 DSV
Reybann (LA) 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.1 8.0 7.4 6.4 4.7 5.5 DSV
Clochette (LA) 7.8 7.8 7.8 6.6 8.3 8.0 3.0 5.4 6.1 G/SMFR
Barpersie 7.6 7.9 7.8 7.6 8.2 7.9 6.2 4.3 5.2 BAR
Eurobeat 7.8 7.7 7.8 6.8 7.2 6.6 5.4 5.6 5.4 DSV
Eurogala (LA) 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.5 7.8 7.3 4.9 5.9 6.7 DSV
Gildara 7.6 7.8 7.7 6.7 7.5 7.5 4.5 5.5 6.4 DLF/JNS
EuroCordus 7.8 7.5 7.7 7.3 7.4 6.7 6.5 5.4 5.3 DSV
Eurodiamond 7.7 7.6 7.6 6.8 7.2 6.2 3.7 5.4 5.2 DSV
Starling (LA) 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.8 7.7 7.3 6.9 5.3 5.5 DLF/JNS
Alathea 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.3 7.2 7.1 6.1 5.4 5.2 DLF/OAS/TG
Saila 7.6 7.5 7.6 7.0 6.6 6.3 5.6 5.0 5.1 DLF/JNS
Monroe 7.5 7.6 7.5 7.4 7.3 7.7 6.2 5.9 6.0 DLF
Eurosport 7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.1 6.9 5.5 5.7 5.6 DSV
Lancelot 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.7 7.8 5.2 5.0 5.4 OAS/TG
Duranova 7.4 7.6 7.5 7.1 7.8 7.5 5.4 5.3 5.1 DLF/JNS
Minnelli (LA) 7.4 7.6 7.5 8.1 8.1 8.2 6.9 5.1 5.6 DLF/MM
Fiona (LA) 7.4 7.6 7.5 6.7 7.1 7.0 2.9 6.0 6.1 DLF
Lionel 7.5 7.4 7.4 6.6 6.7 6.1 4.8 5.5 5.5 DLF/JNS
Baradona 7.5 7.3 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.6 3.7 5.4 5.9 BAR
Barlicum 7.3 7.5 7.4 6.3 7.6 7.5 4.5 5.4 4.9 BAR
Barcristalla 7.5 7.3 7.4 6.8 6.8 6.7 5.9 6.2 7.2 BAR
Lamar (LA) 7.5 7.2 7.4 7.3 7.1 6.3 5.4 5.1 5.6 DSV
Mocora 7.2 7.5 7.4 6.9 7.1 7.3 4.7 5.0 5.4 DLF/G
Chloe 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.2 7.2 7.4 5.9 5.3 5.4 DLF
Columbine 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.1 6.7 5.9 5.2 6.2 5.7 DLF/TG
Cameron 7.2 7.5 7.3 7.6 7.2 7.5 4.3 5.7 5.7 OAS/TG
AberWin 7.3 7.3 7.3 6.8 7.2 6.7 5.4 5.6 4.9 G
Barolympic 7.2 7.3 7.3 7.5 7.4 7.4 5.5 4.4 4.8 BAR
Annecy 7.2 7.3 7.3 6.8 6.5 6.3 4.0 5.8 5.2 DLF/MM
Baromario 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 7.2 6.9 5.0 5.5 6.2 BAR
Berlioz 1 7.2 7.2 7.2 6.7 6.9 6.1 5.4 5.7 5.5 DLF/TG
Mumbai (LA) 7.0 7.3 7.2 6.9 7.5 7.4 4.1 5.0 5.1 DLF/MM
Angelina 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.4 7.3 6.5 6.1 5.2 5.6 OAS/TG
Chardin 7.0 7.2 7.1 6.5 7.1 7.4 5.9 5.2 5.0 DLF/JNS
Calico 7.1 7.2 7.1 7.4 6.8 6.8 4.0 5.5 6.3 SMFR/G
Estelle 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.2 7.2 7.3 5.5 5.5 4.8 OAS/TG
Eventus 7.0 7.2 7.1 7.4 7.2 7.7 6.4 5.3 5.3 DSV/BAR
Barthierry 7.1 7.1 7.1 6.5 7.3 7.0 5.2 6.2 6.4 BAR
Elva 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.3 7.4 5.8 5.3 5.3 DLF
Cyrena 7.2 7.0 7.1 7.0 6.6 6.0 5.8 5.1 5.8 DLF/MM
Ponyo 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 7.2 7.8 4.9 5.2 6.1 DLF
Barorlando 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.5 6.9 6.3 6.3 5.7 7.2 BAR
Gladys 7.0 7.1 7.1 7.3 6.8 6.9 5.5 5.3 5.1 DLF/MM
EG Resistus 7.0 7.0 7.0 6.6 6.9 7.4 5.9 5.7 5.6 DSV
Melbourne 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.6 7.1 6.9 6.7 5.2 5.3 DLF/MM
Saopaulo (LA) 6.9 7.1 7.0 7.1 6.9 6.9 5.8 5.8 5.5 DLF/MM
Eurocool 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.4 7.1 6.7 5.1 5.0 6.2 DSV
Alison 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.0 7.2 6.0 5.6 5.5 DLF/MM
Ethan 6.9 7.0 7.0 7.4 6.7 6.8 6.2 5.0 5.8 DSV
Aniston 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.3 6.7 7.3 4.1 5.8 5.9 DLF/JNS
Beckham 6.9 6.9 6.9 7.0 6.3 6.0 6.0 5.4 4.7 DSV
Martinella 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.4 6.4 6.1 4.5 6.0 5.3 DLF
Bonnie 6.8 7.0 6.9 6.2 7.3 7.0 5.0 5.3 5.4 TG
Django (LA) 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.5 7.1 6.7 5.3 5.3 5.0 RAGT
Penelope 6.9 6.8 6.8 7.0 7.2 7.5 4.4 5.4 5.3 DLF
Totoro (LA) 6.8 6.8 6.8 7.2 7.5 7.9 7.3 5.5 5.9 DLF
Etienna 6.7 6.9 6.8 6.6 6.9 7.1 6.0 5.2 5.8 DLF
Hayley 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.6 5.5 5.7 5.7 OAS/TG
Claudine 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.3 6.8 6.8 5.5 5.4 6.0 DLF
Duparc 6.6 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.4 6.4 7.0 5.1 5.2 OAS/TG
Gianna 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.3 6.8 6.7 6.8 4.9 4.9 OAS/TG
Vesuvius 6.6 6.9 6.7 6.9 6.7 6.1 5.8 4.9 5.2 G
Mandalay 6.7 6.8 6.7 6.8 6.1 6.2 5.8 5.2 5.6 OAS/TG
Carnac 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.2 6.5 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.7 G/SMFR
Gwynett 6.6 6.8 6.7 7.1 6.7 7.4 5.6 5.4 5.5 G/DLF
Cleopatra 6.8 6.5 6.7 7.0 6.3 5.7 6.9 5.0 5.2 DLF
Melisandra (LA) 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.9 7.0 7.4 4.7 5.4 5.4 DLF
Dickens 1 6.6 6.8 6.7 6.5 7.5 6.9 5.8 5.2 5.1 DLF/JNS
Acapulco (LA) 6.7 6.7 6.7 7.0 7.2 7.5 6.0 6.0 5.9 DLF/MM
Guinevere (LA) 6.5 6.8 6.6 6.5 7.0 6.9 5.7 6.1 7.1 DLF
Lize 6.3 6.8 6.6 5.9 6.9 6.6 5.5 5.3 5.3 DLF
Singapore 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.8 6.6 7.1 6.9 5.7 5.2 DLF/MM
Tiril 6.5 6.6 6.5 6.8 6.7 7.0 6.8 5.6 5.8 DLF/TG
Mercitwo 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.6 5.9 6.5 5.8 5.3 5.1 OAS/TG
Meara 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.3 6.5 6.7 6.0 5.3 5.5 DLF
Torsion 6.6 6.5 6.5 6.1 6.4 6.1 5.4 7.8 8.4 ICL
Barsignum 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.3 7.0 7.5 5.6 5.4 6.3 BAR
Shazam 6.4 6.5 6.5 7.1 7.2 6.9 5.9 5.6 5.6 RAGT
Greenway 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.0 6.4 7.0 6.1 6.2 5.8 OAS/TG
Morisot 6.2 6.6 6.4 6.3 6.6 6.4 6.0 5.2 5.1 OAS/TG
Creepstar 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.7 6.0 6.6 7.4 OAS/TG
Roseanne 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.8 6.9 6.8 6.8 5.2 5.5 DLF
Alboka 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.2 6.6 6.5 6.9 6.6 6.6 RAGT/BAR
Turfdreamer LA) 6.5 6.2 6.3 5.9 6.4 5.8 7.0 6.2 6.8 DSV
Greensky 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.4 6.3 5.9 6.1 5.4 5.2 OAS/TG
Clementine 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.6 7.0 5.7 5.4 5.4 DLF/JNS/TG
Zurich 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.2 5.8 5.1 5.2 6.0 5.4 G
Hecata (LA) 6.3 6.1 6.2 5.3 6.6 6.6 5.9 7.6 7.4 DSV
Escapade 6.1 6.3 6.2 6.7 6.3 7.6 4.5 6.0 5.5 G/SMFR
Essence 6.4 5.8 6.1 5.2 6.5 6.2 4.7 6.4 5.8 DLF
Vertech 6.1 6.1 6.1 5.8 5.7 6.4 5.1 5.9 6.2 G/FF
Vernon (LA) 6.1 6.0 6.0 5.9 6.4 6.2 5.9 6.4 6.5 DSV
Antonella 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.6 6.1 6.7 5.5 5.6 6.0 TG
Fandango 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.4 6.0 5.7 6.1 6.3 6.2 BAR
Lautrec 5.9 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.3 6.6 6.5 5.8 5.5 DLF
Platinum 6.4 5.5 5.9 5.5 5.2 4.6 6.0 7.3 6.4 DLF
Transate 5.9 5.8 5.9 5.6 5.7 5.4 6.9 6.1 6.0 DSV
Barprium 5.8 5.9 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.7 6.1 5.1 7.0 BAR
Jubilee EG 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.4 5.4 6.2 6.5 DSV
Pascal 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.9 5.3 6.5 6.4 6.4 DSV
Esquire 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.3 5.3 4.9 6.0 7.0 7.0 DLF
Mistral 5.5 5.7 5.6 4.5 5.2 5.3 6.8 8.2 8.0 ICL
Agreement 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.1 5.9 5.5 6.4 6.5 6.1 G/FF
Greenplanet 5.4 5.5 5.5 4.8 5.1 5.1 7.4 8.0 8.2 ICL
Turfgold 5.3 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.2 5.0 6.2 7.0 6.8 DSV
Fancy 5.4 4.9 5.2 4.1 4.9 5.0 6.0 6.9 5.5 FF
Passion 5.1 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.6 5.4 7.3 5.9 6.0 DLF/MM
Groundforce 4.7 4.9 4.8 5.4 5.7 6.6 6.4 5.2 5.7 ICL
Flicka (LA) 6.7 7.1 6.9 7.0 6.8 6.3 6.2 5.9 5.4 ICL

(LA) = Limited availability
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