Westerworld Ryegrass

Tetraploid – Westerworld ryegrass

Striker:

  • Early heading date,
  • Fast to establish,
  • Excellent to use in established pasture such as kikuyu.

Meljump:

  • Rapid Establishment and upright growth habit,
  • High dry matter production and excellent winter growth,
  • Strong South African trail performance,
  • Autumn sow for high yields of quality autumn, winter and spring feed,
  • Mach 1 is an extremely palatable grass, with high feed values,
  • Mach 1 is primarily used to significantly increase the winter and spring production of pasture.

Lolan:

  • LOLAN is a very particular variety being intermediate between typical annual types and Italians types,
  • The particular type combining speed of growth, yield and quality makes LOLAN the ideal choice when there is doubt about the optimal solution,
  • Heading takes place at the time of most Italians or even a little later,
  • Number one in yield.

 

Diploid – Westerworld ryegrass

Bruiser:

  • Bruiser have an early heading date,
  • Bruiser have an excellent palatability,
  • Bruiser diploid annual ryegrass is best suited to rotational grazing,
  • Bruiser is primarily used to significantly increase the winter and spring production of a pasture.

Grazer Nova:

  • Early -fast access to forage,
  • High total dry matter yield in particular the 1st cut,
  • Good lodging tolerance,
  • Easy silage.

Kodiak:

  • High yielding, high quality annual ryegrass that produces high quality feed,
  • Kodiak has a medium-early maturity and excels in plant vigor, tiller density and forage yield,
  • It is perfect for grazing, silage, cover crop and also winter-overseeding,
  • With its resistance to diseases and superior cold tolerance, Kodiak will be a great pick for your annual ryegrass.

Westerworld Ryegrass

Information

Crop/Specie: Annual ryegras (Westerwolds)

Cultivars: Lolan (tetraploid), Meljump (tetraploid), Striker (tetraploid), Bruiser (diploid), Grazer Nova (diploid), Kodiak (diploid)

Seeding: 18-25kg/ha - Diploids / 25-30 kg/ha - Tetraploids

Rainfall (mm/year): 600mm+ per year

Suited Regions: Eastern Cape, Western Cape, East Free State, North West, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal

Planting Months: Autumn: February - April

Soil: Well drained clay to loam soils with high moisture content.

Uses: Excellent short term pasture to be sown into Kikuyu.

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