Crusader, Feast II, Moata, Prime, Sonik, Tabu, Warrior
Listed alongside each cultivar is their: “Ploidy, Endophyte types and Heading dates. Cultivars are positioned according to heading date.
WARRIOR | Diploid | +12 days
- Medium term Italian type with high tiller density.
- Late heading date.
- Excellent winter production with improved spring/summer performance.
- Shows high tolerance to rust.
TABU | Diploid | +13 days
- The most consistently high yielding Italian type available.
- Rapid establishment means it can be used as a single crop or direct drilled into runout pasture.
- Provides high winter and spring growth.
- Will last for 2-3 years depending on conditions.
ACCELERATE | Diploid | + 15 days
- An erect type with high tiller density.
- Late heading cultivar with excellent spring growth.
- Productive in a wide range of conditions.
- Suitable for all classes of stock.
MOATA | Tetraploid | + 16 days
- Older biennial cultivar with large leaves and erect growth habit.
- Quick establishment and good winter/spring growth.
- Highly palatable so requires rotational grazing to avoid plants being ‘chewed out’.
- Can be used in beef, dairy and sheep farming systems for grazing and/or baleage.
VELOCITY | Tetraploid | +17 days
- Broad leaved and medium tillered cultivar.
- Late heading date.
- Adaptable to a wide range of conditions.
- Has proven high energy levels compared to other Italians.
FEAST II | Tetraploid | +17 days
- Finer leaved tetraploid that has rapid and reliable establishment.
- Late heading date keeps pasture quality higher for longer into late spring/early summer.
- Ideal for high quality baleage or grazing.
- Shows better disease resistance compared to other Italians.
SONIK | Diploid | + 17days
- A fine leaved, very densely tillered, late heading cultivar.
- Has fast establishment and quick regrowth.
- A good all year round performer suited to all farming systems.
- More persistent under rotational grazing but will tolerate set stocking for short periods.
