Manawatu Average
5% more drymatter
- Manawatu is recognised as an area with lower pest pressure, but trials still showed an increase in drymatter production by 5% from using ryegrass with AR37 compared to the same cultivar with standard endophyte. In comparison to ryegrass with AR1, it had even better results producing 8% more drymatter.
Disclaimer
Agricom and PGG Wrightson Seeds products containing AR37 endophyte are supplied subject to terms and conditions of sale.
The trial results referred to are an average from trials held over three years by AgResearch Grasslands in Northland, Waikato/Bay of Plenty, Manawatu and Canterbury regions under which the performance of a ryegrass cultivar with AR37 endophyte was compared with the performance on the same ryegrass cultivar with standard endophyte. All trial regions showed an increase in drymatter from the cultivar with AR37 endophyte, with the range between regions being from a 5% increase to a 21% increase, and with average increase across the regions being 12%.
On-farm results will vary depending on many factors in addition to location.
