Vibe is a very persistent and very high yielding diploid Italian ryegrass, having been developed as part of a 15 year plant breeding programme focused on developing more persistent Italian ryegrasses.
Vibe has shown superior persistence in all trials conducted by Cropmark on farms throughout New Zealand over the last 5 years - under varying environmental conditions and management system; and without sacrificing yield.
Vibe handles hard grazings very well and hangs in there when most other Italians won’t, with excellent persistence and without the animal health issues caused by some novel endophyte-containing Italian ryegrass varieties.
Available in New Zealand through all seed retailers and rural merchandise outlets.
Available exclusively via Notman Pasture Seeds in Australia.
Product features
- Very persistent, even under harsh management conditions
- Bounces back from hard grazings well.
- Consistently high yield performance
- Safe to animals – won’t cause grass staggers or heat stress
- Late heading for carrying pasture quality longer into spring
- Very low aftermath heading (returns to vegetative state quickly after heading)
- Very palatable
- Ideal for use as a short term, high quality feed, or for over-sowing into damaged or run-out pastures to extend their life.
Agronomic Information:
| Ploidy: |
Diploid |
| Where it fits: |
As a high quality short to medium term grass which has the capacity to persist through dry summer conditions and moderate insect pest attack. Suited to all livestock types and classes |
| Heading date: |
Very late |
| Aftermath heading: |
Low |
| Persistence: |
18-30 months (subject to climate, insect pest pressure and management) |
| Sowing rate: |
20-25kg/hectare |
| Sowing depth: |
1-2 cm |
| Sowing dates: |
Autumn and Spring |
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