An extremely high‑yielding and winter‑hardy timothy variety, performing best in a three‑cut system. Developed with Boreal’s Nordic expertise in breeding for northern conditions.
Rhonia is a high‑yielding and winter‑hardy timothy variety. Thanks to its strong yield potential and excellent winter hardiness, Rhonia brings clear added value to timothy cultivation in Finland. In Finnish official variety trials, Rhonia’s dry matter yield has been among the best in the variety set. It has performed very competitively at different stand ages and trial sites. Rhonia’s regrowth is also very good. The forage quality of Rhonia is good when cuts are made on time. Its D value is higher than that of the control variety Grindstad, both in the first cut and in the regrowth.
Forage grass.
Rhonia has excellent winter hardiness, among the best of all timothy varieties. In Finnish official trials its winter damage percentage has been very low.
Recommended for zones I–V in Finland.
Boreal Plant Breeding Ltd — breeding for northern conditions Line number: BOR 0306 Listed in the National Variety List: 2013
Source: Official variety trials 2014–2024, px.luke.fi, (M) = Reference variety
Official variety trials 2017 – 2024, px.luke.fi, (M) = Standard variety
Plant Breeder
Forage grasses, pea, faba bean
