Diploid

Prospect:

  • Late heading date,
  • Dense fine-leaved cultivar with high production, suited to dairy sheep or beef systems,
  • One of the best characteristics of prospect is it’s reliable all year around production,
  • Performed particularly well under the drought and pest conditions of New Zealand North Island,
  • Seeding Rate: 20-25kg/ha.

One50:

  • Late heading date,
  • High performance ryegrass with a high total production,
  • High performing variety with particular strengths in summer, autumn and winter,
  • Offers farmers reliability, dependability and quality when needed,
  • Seeding Rate: 20-25kg/ha.

Ansa:

  • Late heading date,
  • Good surviving ability,
  • Good winter and spring production,
  • Seeding Rate: 20-25kg/ha.

Tetraploid

Halo:

  • Very late heading date,
  • Halo can be used in all regions, but longevity and production will be optimised on soils with good fertility and drainage,
  • Halo is a cultivar with very high tiller density,
  • Halo has very strong winter growth, heat tolerance, summer production and persistence.

Mathilde:

  • Mid-season heading date,
  • Mathilde performs best on sites with reasonable soil moisture and medium to high fertility,
  • Productive under dairy, sheep and beef management.

 

CROP/SPECIE  CULTIVARS
SEEDING
KG/HA
RAINFALL
MM/YEAR
SUITED
REGIONS
PLANTING
MONTHS
SOIL 
Perennial Ryegrass
  • Prospect
  • One50
  • Ansa
  • Halo
  • Mathilde
  • Diploid
  • Diploid
  • Diploid
  • Tetraploid
  • Tetraploid
700mm + per year

25-50mm per week

Western Cape
Eastern Cape
Eastern Free State
North West Province
Mpumalanga
KZN
Autumn(Mar-May)
Spring(Sep-Oct)
Well drained clay to loam soils with high moisture content