Bestfor Plus Intermediate Tetraploid Ryegrass

Bestfor Plus is a "Lolium Hybridum", meaning that it grows fast like an annual or Italian ryegrass, but lasts longer than one year (usually 2-3 years). Typically Lolium Hybridums start thinning out rapidly after the third year.

Bestfor Plus establishes very quickly (germinates in 5-7 days!). If your experience is like ours, and independent researchers, you will find Bestfor Plus coming up after planting at an amazing rate. In the official university trials at Penn State in the fall of 2003, Bestfor Plus was literally two inches higher than all other entries after only two weeks of initial growth!

Bestfor Plus is a specialty forage grass particularly useful in applications such as dairy and beef grazing operations. It has out-yielded many well known varieties, even though it is a multi-year ryegrass. In recent trials in Michigan and Kentucky, Bestfor Plus has shown its ability to be planted in the fall and out-produce many other varieties and species the first and second years.

Forage quality data from Penn State shows very impressive NDF numbers.

In Kentucky, Bestfor Plus had difficulty coming out of winter the first year, but still ended up with the highest tonnage for the year. The same is true for the second year.

Bestfor Plus was bred for improved rust resistance and increased winter hardiness* over other Lolium Hybridums.

*Although improvements have been made, Bestfor Plus should only be planted with the knowledge that it may be severely damaged if sufficient snow cover does not exist, especially in regions where open winters are a possibility.

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