SHAKIRA is an interesting diploid Italian ryegrass with an early heading date. It shows an excellent early spring growth. This is combined with a very high total annual yield and a very high first conservation cut. Remarkable is also its good health.
National listing/Official recommendation:
DE, UK
-early heading yielder
-excellent early spring growth
-healthy variety
Total Annual Yields
1st harvest year (% of 18.53 t DM/ha):100
2nd harvest year (% of 14.47 t DM/ha):99
Total yield: mean (% of 16.53 t DM/ha):99
Year of sowing (% of 2.08 t DM/ha):93
1st and 2nd cut ME yield, first harvest year (% of 121 000 MJ/ha):101