Development of Quattro-TK5, a New, Snow-Endurant, Early-Heading Italian Ryegrass Cultivar

Japan Agricultural Research Quarterly
ISSN 00213551
NII recode ID (NCID) AA0068709X
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Quattro-TK5 is a new, snow-endurant, early-heading cultivar developed for double-crop cultivation in locations with 80 days of snow cover. Areas with 100 days of snow cover are unsuitable for Quattro-TK5 cultivation. This study investigated the yield and map cultivation area of Quattro-TK5 in nine locations in Japan. This strain showed better snow endurance and headed three days earlier than Waseaoba, which previously had the best snow endurance among early-heading cultivars in Japan. In locations with prolonged snow cover, the dry matter yield of the first cut of Quattro-TK5 at the heading stage was superior to that of Waseaoba. In areas of short snow cover, the dry matter yield of the first cut of Quattro-TK5 at the heading stage was equal to that of Waseaoba.
Date of issued
Creator Akito KUBOTA
Subject Lolium multiflorum snow mold tetraploid Typhula incarnata
Publisher Japan International Research Center for Agricultural Sciences
Received Date 2025-02-19
Accepted Date 2025-04-30
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Volume 60
Issue 1
spage 1
epage 5
DOI 10.6090/jarq.24S11
Language eng

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