Wicher

- SKU: 08d09ea83063

Locally selected and produced ryegrass that produces good early vigour and high forage yields. Shows good recovery from grazing and grows well on a variety of soil types.

High forage yields
Strong recovery after forage or cutting
Excellent rust and disease resistance

Plant Characteristics

Good early vigour
Ability to set seed

Maturity

Wicher Ryegrass is a mid maturity annual ryegrass

Area of Adaption

Specifically adapted to suit a wide range of soil types including sand, clay, loam.
Ideal for 500mm of rainfall and above
Some tolerance of slightly acidic soils (down to 4.2pH)

Soil Type

Wicher Ryegrass is suited to most soil types from sand to heavy clay soils. The ideal soil pH (CaCl) is between 4.5 - 6

Sowing Guidelines

Sow at 15-30kg/ha (dependent upon rainfall) alone or 5-15kg/ha when a component of a pasture blend. Sow seed no deeper than 25mm in a fine but firm seed bed. Lightly harrow to improve germination. Suitable for overseeding into an established stand.

Disease and Pest Management

During emergence it is essential to monitor regularly for damage from insects such as RLEM and lucerne flea, and spray as required. Wicher Ryegrass has excellent rust and disease resistance. Contact your agronomist for spray application rates.

Maturity: Mid-Lat
Rainfall: 500mm
Ph: 4 - 4
Sow Rate: 1 - 1kg/ha

Uses

Grazing

Wicher Ryegrass being a tetraploid handles grazing by cattle a lot better than Diploids as it has a much larger crown size. Do not graze Whicher Ryegrass until the plant is well anchored and root depth is established. Carry out a quick in-paddock ‘grab test’ by hand to ensure stock cannot pull plants out of the ground. Whicher Ryegrass should be rotationally grazed to maintain 2-3 leaves per tiller.

Feed Quality

Annual tetraploids, such as Wicher , have 4 sets of chromosomes per cell resulting in bigger, darker leaves. This increased cell size has higher sugar and moisture content which is more palatable and digestible than diploid varieties.

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