A highly palatable new densely tillered, high yielding, and late heading (+20 days) 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 (+20 days) 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: |
+20 days relative to Nui = 0 |
| 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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