Power Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass

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Late maturity

Excellent palatability/digestibility

Excellent for rotational grazing

Wide, succulent leaves

High yielding

Excellent rust resistance

High energy/feed quality

Improved winter hardiness

Vigorous growth/re-growth

High sugar content

Description

POWER Tetraploid Perennial Ryegrass is a late maturing tetraploid perennial ryegrass bred to produce large amounts of high energy forage.

POWER is highly digestible, profuse tillering, and a quick-growing variety. POWER is less sensitive to drought and heat than many ryegrass varieties. Give your animals the energy they need – give them POWER!

Other Info

POWER has been recognized for a number of applications, but is best identified as being the preferred ryegrass for rotational grazing, providing large volumes of easily digestible feed to production animals, such as beef, dairy, sheep and other meat-producing livestock. POWER can also be used in a maintenance diet for horse and other non-production livestock. It is an ideal component in mixtures with other ryegrasses or high palatable grasses and legumes. Use Power as pasture, intensive grazing, green chop, haylage, or dry hay. POWER is also beneficial for use with alfalfa as an establishment crop as well as a final 1-3 year support crop

Seeding Rates:
Tetraploid seed is about twice the size of diploid seed. Seeding rates are higher than diploids.
  Pure seeding: 35-45 lbs/acre
  Mixed with legumes: 35-45 lbs/acre
  New alfalfa seedings (where alfalfa is predominant): 2-3 lbs/acre
  Mixed with other grasses: 10-15 lbs/acre

Renovation/Overseeding existing fields/pastures:
  Pastures: 30-40 lbs./acre
  Alfalfa Hay Field: 5-7 lbs./acre.

Method of Seeding:
Use of a Brillion seeder, a no-till drill or a culti-packer is ideal. Frost seeding and broadcast seeding in early fall timed with moist soil can work well, especially if the animals are allowed to "hoof" it into the existing pasture. Seed to soil contact is vital to having a successful stand. Plant 1/4" deep. POWER establishes rapidly, but plants should be firmly rooted prior to first grazing.

Fertility:
POWER is a high-energy grass. Protein content is highly influence by nitrogen fertility. When available, legume-derived nitrogen is preferred - i.e. use of kura, white, or red clover. If no legume-derived nitrogen is available, apply commercial fertilizer or manure at a rate of 50# N/a at planting time and approximately every other grazing. If machine harvesting, 50# N/a should be applied at green-up and after each cutting. Finally, follow soil test recommendations.


Results from the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture's 2008 Annual and Perennial Ryegrass Report

Table 6. Dry matter yields, seedling vigor, maturity and stand persistence of perennial ryegrass and festulolium (FL) varieties sown September 6, 2007 at Lexington, Kentucky.
Variety Seedling Vigor1 Oct 25, 2007 Maturity2 2008 May 13 Percent stand Yield (tons/acre)
2007 2008 2008
Oct 25 Mar 26 Oct 21 May 13 Jul 1 Total

Commercial Varieties-Available for Farm Use

SpringGreen (FL)

 2.8 51.0 98 100 97 4.13 0.72 4.85*

Boost

 3.3 50.3 98 99 97 3.91 0.58 4.50

Power

 1.8 46.3 98 100 98 3.69 0.41 4.10

Eurostar

 1.8 37.8 97 99 98 3.46 0.44 3.90

Granddaddy

 2.3 51.5 98 100 99 3.23 0.37 3.60

Linn

 3.0 56.0 100 100 100 2.89 0.29 3.18

Feeder

 1.8 36.3 100 100 97 2.84 0.33 3.17

Quartet

 4.3 32.8 100 73 80 1.80 0.63 2.43

Experimental Varieties

GO-ABV

 3.3 46.3 97 100 96 4.08 1.10 5.18*

KYFA0236 (FL)

 3.0 46.3 99 100 100 3.71 1.12 4.83*

KYFA9819 (FL)

 1.8 49.8 93 99 97 4.12 0.64 4.76*

GO-ABS

 3.5 51.0 100 100 100 3.10 0.46 3.55

GO-ABM

 3.5 46.0 97 98 98 2.95 0.35 3.30

GO-ABZ

 2.0 50.5 100 100 98 2.51 0.32 2.82

LP2006DA

 4.0 43.3 100 31 56 1.71 0.89 2.60
 

Mean

 2.8 46.3 98.4 93.0 93.9 3.21 0.58 3.78

CV,%

 23.0 9.4 2.1 13.9 9.2 11.1 20.1 9.8

LSD,0.05

 0.9 6.2 2.9 18.4 13.4 0.51 0.17 0.53

1Vigor score based on scale of 1 to 5 with 5 being the most vigorous seedling growth.
2Maturity rating scale: 37=flag leaf emergence, 45=boot swollen, 50=beginning of inflorescence emergence, 58=complete emergence of inflorescence, 62=beginning of pollen shed.
*Not significantly different from the highest numerical value in the column, based on the 0.05 LSD. Full report available here.


University of Illinois 2008 Urbana Grass Variety Trial
  2009 Relative Yield
% Trial Mean
Brand-Variety
* Experimental 		  27-May 27-Jun 27-Jul 27-Aug Total
Species1 T DM/A T DM/A T DM/A T DM/A T DM/A

AGRFA 152*

 TF 4.23 1.77 1.15 2.12 9.26 128

Gain

 FS 3.31 2.38 1.08 1.59 8.37 115

Kentucky 31 E+

 TF 3.79 1.40 1.22 1.89 8.30 115

Profit

 OG 3.50 1.77 1.11 1.69 8.07 111

ADVANCE MAXQ

 TF 2.87 2.18 1.01 1.99 8.04 111

AGRFA 144*

 TF 3.37 1.68 0.79 2.08 7.92 109

FA 2866*

 TF 3.41 1.58 0.94 1.92 7.85 108

Potomac

 OG 3.76 1.41 1.16 1.47 7.80 108

Kentucky 31 E-

 TF 3.38 1.41 1.27 1.73 7.79 107

FA 2865*

 TF 3.37 1.55 0.84 1.96 7.73 107

Bonus

 FS 2.95 2.32 1.14 1.29 7.70 106

AGRFA 150*

 TF 3.55 1.43 0.76 1.81 7.55 104

TF0201*

 TF 2.89 1.60 1.13 1.81 7.42 102

Spring Green

 FS 2.70 1.91 1.13 1.59 7.33 101

Boost

 PRG 2.12 2.05 1.20 1.80 7.17 99

AGRFA 140*

 TF 3.19 1.37 0.91 1.67 7.14 98

Power

 PRG 2.28 1.60 1.25 1.38 6.50 90

KLp 401*

 PRG 1.47 2.31 1.16 1.49 6.42 89

KRC 6576*

 PRG 1.79 2.05 1.28 1.23 6.35 88

KLp 507*

 PRG 1.20 1.95 1.07 1.64 5.86 81

Linn

 PRG 2.14 1.26 0.87 1.57 5.84 81

Calibra

 PRG 1.51 1.54 1.00 1.35 5.40 75

KRC 6579*

 PRG 1.24 1.52 0.82 1.31 4.89 67
Mean 2.78 1.74 1.06 1.67 7.25
5%_LSD 0.65 0.25 ns 0.28 0.81
CV(%) 16.61 10.34 24.10 11.74 7.91
MCV(%) 23.46 14.60 34.02 16.57 11.17
Date of Seeding: April 23rd, 2008.
Soil Type: Drummer-Flanagan silty-clay loam.
Herbicides:
Fertilization: 50lbs N 30 days before harvest.
Plot Dimensions: 3' x19'.
1 FS= Festulolium SB= Smooth bromegrass
HSB= Hybrid smooth bromegrass TF= Tall fescue
OG= Orchardgrass

Technical data herein is solely a compilation of observations from various geographical areas, conditions, and laboratory tests. Growing results, including varietal characteristics and performance, vary depending on region, climate, soil, seed enhancements, environmental conditions, local management practices and other factors. AMPAC Seed DOES NOT GUARANTEE growing success. Any technical advice by AMPAC Seed concerning the use of its seeds is given without charge. Therefore, AMPAC Seed disclaims any warranty and disclaims all liability for such advice.