Boneless stalk
Bromus inermis Leyss.
Penzensky 1
- Originator:
- State Unitary Enterprise Petrovskaya Selection and Experimental Station
- Cultivation districts:
- Middle Volga (7), Far East (12)
- Yield:
- green mass — 25-30 t/ha;
hay — 6.5 t/ha;
seeds— 3-4 dt/ha
- For use as a component of fodder grass mixtures
Grow features
The bush is compact or semi-sprawling, dense, 110-120 cm high. Stems are erect, medium thickness, hairless. Bushiness is average (10-13 stems). Leafiness is up to 40-44%. The inflorescence is a panicle, most often spreading and single branched, up to 25-30 cm long. Seeds are of medium size, strongly flattened, dark purple. The vegetation period (for hay) from the beginning of spring regrowth to the first mowing is 39-42 days; from the beginning of spring regrowth to full ripeness of seeds is 90-91 days. It has high winter hardiness and drought resistance. Pest damage is low.