Narrative
Tall, stiff hollow culms, neck pubescent, winter hardy, mid-late maturity. Spike; clavate, lax, long, awned, nodding. Rachilla; pubescent. Glume; white, short pubescent edges, slight pubescence surface, long, narrow, shoulder narrow. Beak; narrow, acuminate, short. Awn; white, to 4 cm towards distal end of spike, tend to dehice. Kernel; brown, soft, long, elliptical, dorsal surface wrinkled. Brush; medium, short. Germ; medium. Crease; mid-wide, mid-deep. Cheeks; rounded. Excellent general disease resistance, except Fusarium Head Blight and Cephalosporum Stripe. Feed type. Good gross forage production, excellent crude forage protein yields.