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Plantain
Plantain n - A plant with a rosette of broad leaves and a slender spike of small greenish flowers
Plantain is a perennial herb that performs well in a range of pastures, particularly less fertile and more open pastures. The well known weed plant has been developed into two more vigorous and erect growing cultivars. They are highly palatable to animals, establish rapidly, are drought and pest tolerant and have a high mineral content. Plantain can be included in pasture mixtures on less fertile soils, especially in dryland regions. In such situations, plantain content rarely exceeds 20% of the pasture.
Endurance Plantain
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- Rapid establishment
- Erect growth habit
- High mineral content
- Some Herbicide resistance
- Suitable as a pure sward or as part of a mix
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Hercules Plantain
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- Biannual Plantain with high DM production
- Very palatable
- High mineral content
- Good all year round growth with strong summer and autumn growth
- Suitable as a pure sward or as part of a mix
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Organic Plantai
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- Rapid establishment
- Erect growth habit
- High mineral content
- Suitable as a pure sward or as part of a mix
- Grown under organic parameters to suit Bio gro standard
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Tonic Plantain
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- Rapid establishment
- Erect growth habit
- High mineral content
- Suitable as a pure sward or as part of a mix
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