Sungrazer Plus Brand Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass

SunGrazer Brand Plus Annual ryegrass is the newest improved variety of tetraploid ryegrass. Pogue Agri Partners will be able to offer only a limited supply of this new variety for the 2003-04 Fall thru Spring growing season. SunGrazer Brand Plus was developed from a cross with a plant collected from the semi-arid region of Mexico. This new variety offers even greater yields in the arid Southwest. In initial Texas trials, SunGrazer Brand Plus outyielded Rustmaster, Beefbuilder III, Marshall, TAM 90 and Blizzard. SunGrazer Brand Plus also had substantially higher first cutting yield.

Planting Dates Soil Type Drought Tolerance Cold Tolerance
Sept. – Dec. Wide Range Good Good
Min. Rainfall Requirements Planting Rates (Row) Planting Rates (Broadcast) Planting Depths
20″ 15-20 lbs/acre 20-30 lbs/acre less than 1/2″
Planting Dates Soil Type
Sept. – Dec. Wide Range
Drought Tolerance Cold Tolerance
Good Good
Min. Rainfall Requirements Planting Rates (Row)
20″ 15-20 lbs/acre
Planting Rates (Broadcast) Planting Depths
20-30 lbs/acre less than 1/2″
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