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Organic Italian Ryegrass
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A high yielding variety of ryegrass which lasts for two years. Upright growth habit and minimal tillering make it a grass for cutting rather than grazing. The rapid growth combines well with vigorous red clovers in silage mixes and long term green manures. More details below.
Seeding Rate: 40kg/ha 16kg/acre
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Italian ryegrass is one of the fastest growing grasses available to farmers. It establishes well, starts growing early in the following spring and has a rapid regrowth after cutting. The quality of the grass is very high in respect of digestibility. It thrives on all kind of soils and is mainly used in short duration leys - often in mixtures with red clover. New varieties have good persistence suitable for 2-3 years use in mild climates. Italian ryegrass exists in diploid and tetraploid forms.
- Italian ryegrass has a very open growth habit with fewer tillers than other grasses.
- Better suited to cutting than grazing.
- Italian Ryegrass will produce 25% more herbage than Perennial Ryegrass
- It is very high yielding and can provide up to 18t DM per hectare on suitable soils.
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