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 |
|
|
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 |