Keeper

Leafy kale variety for sheep production

  • End Use: Dairy, Beef & Sheep
  • Utilisation: Graze in situ & Zero Graze
  • Sowing period: Spring & Early Summer
  • Utilisation Period: Autumn & Winter

Keeper's high leaf-to-stem ratio ensures maximum cover and protection for your birds.

Keeper is British bred and therefore perfectly suited to UK conditions - it is fully tested for germination and vigour to ensure maximum establishment.

Strengths

  • A shorter variety with excellent lodging resistance

  • Excellent leaf cover with a bare floor

  • High leaf to stem ratio

Technical Information

Trial Results

TypeShort
Relative DM Yield %104
Relative Fresh Yield %92
DM Content %15.7
Leaf : Stem Ratio (High = Leafy)1.2
Plant Height (cm)85
Digestibility Value (%)74.2
Winter Hardiness (9 = Best)5
Limagrain Field Seeds
Limagrain UK
Rothwell, Market Rasen, Lincolnshire, LN7 6DT
Tel: +44 (0)1472 371471 Email: enquiries@limagrain.co.uk Web: www.lgseeds.co.uk
Registered Company No: 1305690 England
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Keeper

Leafy kale variety for sheep production

Keeper's high leaf-to-stem ratio ensures maximum cover and protection for your birds.

Keeper is British bred and therefore perfectly suited to UK conditions - it is fully tested for germination and vigour to ensure maximum establishment.

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Key Strengths

  • A shorter variety with excellent lodging resistance

  • Excellent leaf cover with a bare floor

  • High leaf to stem ratio

Technical Information

Trial Results

Keeper

TypeShort
Relative DM Yield %104
Relative Fresh Yield %92
DM Content %15.7
Leaf : Stem Ratio (High = Leafy)1.2
Plant Height (cm)85
Digestibility Value (%)74.2
Winter Hardiness (9 = Best)5

Data Source: Limagrain UK & James Hutton Institute Trials 1991 - 2013. Winter Hardiness scored January 2011.

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