Waikato & Bay of Plenty Average
15% more drymatter
- Waikato and Bay of Plenty showed substantial improvement with a 15% increase in drymatter production using ryegrass with AR37 compared to the same cultivar with standard endophyte. In comparison to ryegrass with AR1 it had even better results, producing 22% more drymatter.
- The Waikato and Bay of Plenty results from ryegrass with AR37 are primarily due to increased resistance to insect infestations common to the northern North Island eg. black beetle.
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.
