Ryegrass - Annual Cover Crop Seed

Abundant is a new generation ryegrass with exceptional plant vigor, forage yielding ability, stress tolerance and disease resistance. Abundant has high levels of resistance to the major diseases infecting forage ryegrass, including crown and leaf rust, leaf spot and scald, powdery mildew and pythium blight. Abundant has performed well in forage trials at experimental stations in the Southeastern USA and all can perform as a cover crop.

Abundant has increased plant size, wider more succulent leaves and larger plant cells with higher water content than diploid annual ryegrasses. Abundant products excellent succulent grazing during the entire forage season from fall to late spring in Southestern USA and even longer in cooler regions. Abundant, can be sown in combination with fall sown grains and annual clovers for even better long term grazing.

Protein content is in the 12 to 25% range depending on nitrogen levels applied and stage of growth at harvest.

Abundant can be used to quickly stabilize disturbed sites subject to erosion because seedling establishnment and root growth are rapid. This makes abundant and excellent choice for quick erosion control, a cover crop, or for pasture uses. May also been used for a winter overseed for turf application.

• New Seeding Rate: 30-40 lbs/acre/broadcast
• Grazing Use: Beef, Dairy, Sheep, Horse, Ratite
• Maturity: Late
• Hay: Fair
• Silage/Green Chop: Excellent
• Controlled Grazing: Excellent
• Set Stocking: Excellent
• Hill Land Pasture: Poor
• Crop Land Pasture: Good
• Drought Tolerance: Low
• Wet Soil Tolerance: Moderate
• Recommended pH: 5.7-7.5
• Fertility Requirements: Medium-High