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Forage rapes provide leafy, high quality feed at later dates than hybrid leafy turnips. Forage rapes generally grow more dry matter from each grazing than leafy turnips. However they generally provide fewer grazings in total than leafy turnips.
Plant breeders have introduced kale genetics into forage rapes to increase aphid and pest tolerance, frost tolerance and general hardiness.
There are two maturity groups in forage rapes: 70–90 days (early maturing: e.g. Maxima Plus, Titan) and 90–110 days (late maturing: e.g. Goliath®).
