"Grasslands 4707": A New Tetraploid Western Wolths Ryegrass

Barclay, P. C.; Vartha, E. W.

doi:10.33584/jnzg.1966.28.1220

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“…Tetraploids in general have larger leaves, tillers and seed and a lower dry matter content. 'Grasslands Tama' wester-wolds ryegrass was selected and released in 1968, providing a high-yielding winter greenfeed (Barclay & Vartha 1967). 'Grasslands Moata' Italian ryegrass has proved to be faster establishing than 'Grasslands Paroa', and as strong in the second year (Armstrong 1981).…”

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Fifty Years of Ryegrass Research in New Zealand

Hunt¹,

Easton²

1989

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Ryegrasses have dominated seed mixtures since the inception of pastoral farming in New Zealand largely because perennial ryegrasses are easily established, and persistent under a wide range of climatic and management conditions. Annual ryegrasses have vigorous seedling growth and can provide valuable high quality feed during the cool seasons. These virtues make ryegrass easily thk most important grass in New Zealand agriculture. This review traces the history of ryegrass use and development form the early days of bush burn mixtures to the present day array of bred cultivars Areas of research covered in the review include: (1) The selection and breeding of cultivars (2) Management effects on density and persistence (3) Physiology (responses to light, temperature and mineral nutrition) (4) Ryegrass diseases (5) Ryegrass pests (6) The ryegrass endophyte (7) Ryegrass herbage quality The concluding section examines the role ryegrasses are to play in diverse modern agricultural systems, and hence the goals for breeders.

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Section: ) the Selection And Breeding Of Cultivarsmentioning

confidence: 99%