PALINA - year of registration: 2018
Description:
Stem: erect, not lodging, branching when grown as spaced plants.
Leaf: orbicular, curly with five to seven lobes.
Inflorescence: umbel, flowers are coloured from white to pink
Fruit: mature is split into 10–12 parts.
Economic traits:
Annual fodder crops, under favourable conditions two cuttings can be made.
Very high yielding when grown as main crop for green and dry forage.
Yield is uncertain when grown as catch crop.
Prefers good soils, high level of nitrogen in soil to promote higher level of nitrates in green matter.
Utilization:
Use to meadow and pasture mixtures.
Agronomic characteristics:
Sowing rate is 10 to 12 kg.ha-1 from March to May
