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Perennial Ryegrasses

Perennial n - A plant that continues its growth for at least three years

Perennial ryegrass is the most widely used pasture grass in New Zealand. This is a reflection of its ease of establishment and management, adaptability to a range of fertility and environment conditions and compatibility with white clover and other pasture species. Growth starts at an air temperature of 5°C, is at an optimum at 18°C, and ceases at 30°C. This means that growth is poor in hot, dry, summers such as those frequently experienced in the east of both islands.

Aberdart High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 15 days Key attribute – High Sugar Ryegrass Average rust resistance
Abermagic High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 19 days Key attribute – High Sugar Ryegrass Good rust resistance
Alto Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 14 days Key attribute – Production Good rust resistance
Arrow Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 7 days Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Base Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 Endophyte options Tetraploid Heading Date Nui + 22 days Key attribute – Quality Good rust resistance
Bealey Perennial Ryegrass	Available in NEA2 and Low Endophyte options Tetraploid Heading Date Nui + 25 days Key attribute – High production Good rust resistance
Commando Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Drive Perennial Tetraploid Ryegrass	Available in Low Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Expo Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui + 21 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Extreme Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Production Good rust resistance
Halo Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Tetraploid Heading Date Nui + 25 days Key attribute – Quality Good rust resistance
Hillary Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 Endophyte Diploid Heading Date Nui + 4 days Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Kamo Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 0 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Kingston Perennial Ryegrass	Available in Low Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui - 3 days Key attribute – Persistence particularly in high aluminium soils Poor rust resistance
Matrix Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 23 day Key attribute – Excellent production Good rust resistance
Nui Perennial Ryegrass 1G	Available in Low Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui is the Standard by which other grasses are measured Key attribute – Cheap grass Poor rust resistance
One 50 Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 20 days Key attribute – Production Good rust resistance
Pacific Perennial Ryegrass	Available in Standard and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence Good Rust resistance
Perma Diploid Perennial Ryegrass	Available in Standard Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence
Prospect Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37 Endophyte Diploid Heading Date Nui + 12 days Key attribute – Production Good rust resistance
Revolution Enhanced Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 Endophyte only Perennial Ryegrass / Meadow Fescue cross Diploid Heading Date Nui + 19 days Key attribute – High ME yield per Ha Moderate rust resistance
Samson Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR37 and AR1 Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 3 days Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Supreme Perennial Ryegrass	Available in Low Endophyte only Diploid Heading Date Nui + 15 days Key attribute – Production Poor rust resistance
Stellar Diploid Perennial Ryegrass	Available in AR1 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Trojan Perennial Ryegrass	Available in NEA2 and Low Endophyte options Diploid Heading Date Nui + 1 day Key attribute – Persistence Good rust resistance
Ultra Enhanced Perennial Ryegrass	Available in, AR1 and Low Endophyte options Perennial Ryegrass / Meadow Fescue cross Diploid Heading Date Nui +20 days Key attribute – Production Good rust resistance

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Perennial Ryegrasses

Aberdart High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass

Abermagic High Sugar Perennial Ryegrass

Alto Perennial Ryegrass

Arrow Perennial Ryegrass

Base Perennial Ryegrass

Bealey Perennial Ryegrass

Commando Perennial Ryegrass

Drive Perennial Tetraploid Ryegrass

Expo Perennial Ryegrass

Extreme Perennial Ryegrass

Halo Perennial Ryegrass

Hillary Perennial Ryegrass

Kamo Perennial Ryegrass

Kingston Perennial Ryegrass

Matrix Perennial Ryegrass

Nui Perennial Ryegrass 1G

One 50 Perennial Ryegrass

Pacific Perennial Ryegrass

Perma Diploid Perennial Ryegrass

Prospect Perennial Ryegrass

Revolution Enhanced Perennial Ryegrass

Samson Perennial Ryegrass

Supreme Perennial Ryegrass

Stellar Diploid Perennial Ryegrass

Trojan Perennial Ryegrass

Ultra Enhanced Perennial Ryegrass