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Italian Ryegrasses

Italian adj - Of Italy

Italian ryegrasses are annuals, with erect growth form, large leaves and few tillers, that are sown in autumn to produce high quality, cool season feed. They may be direct drilled, or sown into high fertility, cultivated seedbeds, at 20 - 25 Kg / Ha for diploids and up to 30 Kg / Ha for the larger seed tetraploids. Some of these may persist for two to three years under ideal conditions. The ‘Westerwold’ types are true annuals that do not persist for more than a year without reseeding. Italian ryegrasses are susceptible to grass grub, porina and Argentine Stem Weevil, so delaying sowing until after Argentine Stem Weevil egg laying is recommended.

Accelerate Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Later heading date High quality Italian
Asset Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Available in NE and AR37 endophyte options Late heading date Good DM and persistance
Archie Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Westerwolth variety that is short lived but provides bulk growth
Boomer Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date High DM and quality
Crusader Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date Quick establishment
Extenda Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date High DM production
Feast ll Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date High DM and quality
Indulgence Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date High quality Italian
Moata Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date Older variety
Pumpa ll Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Early heading date Westerwolth variety that is short lived but provides bulk growth
Sultan Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date Westerwolth variety that is short lived but provides bulk growth
Tabu Italian Ryegrass	Diploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date High DM production
Tama Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Early heading date Older Westerwolth variety
Winter Star Italian Ryegrass	Tetraploid Nil Endophyte Standard heading date Westerwolth variety that is short lived but provides bulk growth

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Italian Ryegrasses

Accelerate Italian Ryegrass

Asset Italian Ryegrass

Archie Italian Ryegrass

Boomer Italian Ryegrass

Crusader Italian Ryegrass

Extenda Italian Ryegrass

Feast ll Italian Ryegrass

Indulgence Italian Ryegrass

Moata Italian Ryegrass

Pumpa ll Italian Ryegrass

Sultan Italian Ryegrass

Tabu Italian Ryegrass

Tama Italian Ryegrass

Winter Star Italian Ryegrass