- Early maturing variety
- Excellent winterhardiness and yield potential
- Selected for improved regrowth after cutting
- Excellent companion to legumes in mixtures
| PLANT CHARACTERISTICS | |
| Maturity | Early |
| AGRONOMIC TRAITS | |
| Persistence | Fair |
| Drought Tolerance | Fair |
| MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| Planting Rate (pure) | 6 – 10 # / A |
| Planting Rate (mix) | 2 – 4 # / A |
| Seeding Dates (Spring) | 3/1 – 5/15 |
| Seeding Dates (Summer) | 8/1 – 9/15 |
| Minimum Soil pH | 5.5 |
| Primary Use | Pure grass or hay or grass/legume mixtures |
| Performance Data – Forage Yield | ||
| Variety | Loc/Yrs | %Mean |
| Derby | 17 | 104 |
| Colt | 17 | 102 |
| Clair | 17 | 97 |
| Climax | 17 | 96 |
| Performance Data – Forage Quality | |||||
| Variety | No. Cuts | %CP | %Mean | RFV | %Mean |
| Derby | 3 | 12.7 | 95 | 101 | 100 |
| Colt | 3 | 13.5 | 101 | 99 | 99 |
| Clair | 3 | 12.7 | 95 | 104 | 103 |
| Climax | 3 | 14.4 | 107 | 102 | 101 |