Persistent under heavy grazing pressure with quality feed in spring and early summer. Recovers well from heavy grazing and holds its quality for a lot longer. Ideal for areas where periodic winter waterlogging occurs. Good variety for silage and hay if planted in early autumn.
Key attributes
- Late flowering holds quality later in the season
- Thrives under irrigation and high rainfall
- Recovers well from heavy grazing
- Tolerates temporary waterlogging
- Can persist into a second year
- Suits all livestock, hay and silage
About this variety
Amass is a tetraploid Italian ryegrass bred for fast seedling establishment and higher winter yields, at the point in the year when feed is most needed and hardest to come by.
Its later heading date is what holds the package together. Because it is slow to run to head, Amass keeps quality well past the point where earlier flowering ryegrasses have gone to stem. In its second year, Italian ryegrasses of this type flower late enough to match vegetative growth to soil moisture that is still there, sometimes into early December. Flowering is what costs a grass its digestibility, since the plant lays down fibre to hold up a seed head, so late flowering and retained quality are the same trait seen from two sides.
The plant tolerates temporary waterlogging and shows good heat tolerance through the warmer months. Under favourable conditions it will carry into a second year rather than finishing as a one-season crop.
Amass is a low cost way to lift production in an existing dairy pasture, undersown to add winter and spring bulk. It suits irrigated country, districts that get summer rainfall events, or areas that can expect late spring rain, and it produces high quality grazing and silage as well as hay.
Planting & grazing notes
It can tolerate temporary waterlogging and recovers well from heavy grazing. Recovers well from heavy grazing and holds its quality for a lot longer, as it won’t go to head when planted in spring. Amass Tetraploid Italian Ryegrass will produce high quality grazing and silage and where managed appropriately can provide excellent high-quality pasture for up to two years.
Disease & pest resistance
Not specifically stated
Stand life
May persist into second year under favourable conditions; second-year growth flowers late (up to early December). Amass exhibits good heat tolerance in the warmer months and under favourable conditions it will persist into the second year. Second year of growth, Italian ryegrasses will flower late in the season, matching more vegetative growth to suitable soil moisture (e.g. up to early December).
How it's sold
| Form | Pack | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Bare | 25 kg | In stock |
