Cocksfoot DRAGONER

High-yielding, very palatable

• Plants re-grow rapidly after grazing/cutting
• Less aggressive and leafier
• Rust-resistant, thinner leaves
• Better taste, excellent digestibility
• Suitable for mixtures with clover or alfalfa
• Recommended for better results in modern feeding systems

• High yield and quality
• Plants regrow quickly after grazing/cutting
• Forms dense clumps
• Grows from 15 cm to over a meter tall
• Rust-resistant
• Stem length – medium (5 points out of 9)
• Length of longest stem with inflorescence – medium (5 points out of 9)
• Length of upper internodes – medium (5 points out of 9)
• Inflorescence length – short (3 points out of 9)
• Distinctive triangular inflorescence heads with green/purple tips that turn brown as seeds mature
• Flowering time – late
• Maturity time – medium early
• Leaves – thinner, grey-green
• Young plants are high in protein, but can become fibrous as they mature
• Better taste
• Excellent digestibility
• Suitable for a variety of grazing/cutting needs
• Likes nitrogen fertilization
• Tolerates shade and a variety of soils
• Can outcompete other grasses, but is bred to be less aggressive and leafier
• Used in livestock pasture mixtures (grazing, hay, silage) due to its yield and durability
• Suitable for mixtures with clover or alfalfa
• Recommended for better results in modern feeding systems

• Initial mass formation – 6 points
• Tendency to be killed during winter – 4 points
• Tendency to lodge – 4 points
• Susceptibility to rust – 3 points
• Turf density – 5 points
• Total dry matter yield – 5 points
• Dry matter yield of the first cut – 6 points
• Dry matter yield of subsequent harvests – 5 points

*According to the variety Bundessortenamt (Germany) evaluations, 2024. Source: according to the specifying variety list 2024 issued by the Bundessortenamt

Rating scale: 1 – very early/very low; 5 – medium; 9 – very late, very high

• Time of heading – 5 points
• Plant height at full maturity – 3 points
• Growth habit at full maturity – 4 points
• Stem length – 5 points
• Initial mass formation/Development after sowing – 6 points
• Sensitivity to frost/Tendency be killed during winter – 4 points
• Tendency to lodging – 4 points
• Sensitivity to rust – 2 points
• Turf density – 5 points
• Total dry matter yield – 5 points
• First harvest dry matter yield – 6 points
• Aftermath dry matter yield – 5 points

*According to the variety assessments of the Bundessortenamt (Germany), 2020.

Rating scale: 1– very early/very low; 5 – medium; 9 – very late, very high

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam