Rasant Timothy

High Yields, Consistent Performance

Rasant is a well-established, early maturity Timothy variety. Valued for its high yields and strong stand, Rasant helps suppress weeds. It’s well suited to pasture and hay production, while featuring excellency palatability and feed value. Rasant has very good winterhardiness and excellent persistence for a long stand life.

Characteristics

High yields
Early maturity
Excellent persistence
Very leafy
Highly palatable

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Description

Description
Variety	Rasant Timothy
Use	Hay & Pasture
Root Habit	Bunchgrass
Plant Type	Basal
Preferred Growing Conditions	Adapted to cool, moist areas: good tolerance to waterlogged soils
Production Period	Spring – Summer
Limitations	Not saline or drought tolerant Not tolerant to continuous grazing
Approx. seeds/lb	1,200,000
Seed rate lb/acre	3 – 6

Environmental Tolerances
Winterhardiness	Very Good
Drought Tolerance	Low
Flooding Tolerance	High
Optimum pH	5.6 – 7.3
Acidity Tolerance	High
Alkalinity Tolerance	Low
Salinity Tolerance	Low