A highly palatable new densely tillered, high yielding, and late heading tetraploid perennial ryegrass with high winter, early spring yields, high pasture quality and good disease resistance.
Strong anecdotal evidence of excellent water-use efficiency.
Available in low endophyte only.
Product features
- Newly released, high performing tetraploid perennial
- Very high yield performance across seasons, years and regions
- Very high winter, spring growth
- Excellent water use efficiency
- High pasture quality (ME, digestibility)
- High palatability and strong livestock preference
- Late heading for carrying pasture quality longer into spring
- Fast re-growth response after droughts
- Nil endophyte - won’t cause grass staggers
Agronomic Information:
| Ploidy: |
Tetraploid |
| Heading date: |
Late |
| Persistence: |
5+ years (subject to climate, insect pest pressure and management) |
| Endophyte forms: |
Nil endophyte |
| Sowing rate: |
25-28kg/hectare as sole grass species |
| Sowing depth: |
1-2 cm |
| Sowing dates: |
Autumn and Spring |
Kai Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass
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