Improved summer performance of a ‘Low Cellulose’ selection from ‘Grasslands Ariki’ hybrid perennial ryegrass

Abstract
In a grazed pasture during summer and early autumn, a ‘Low Cellulose’ selection from ‘Grasslands Ariki’ hybrid perennial ryegrass Lolium [(multiflorum × perenne) × perenne] outyielded Ariki by over 100% and had a 70% greater tiller density. The results are discussed in relation to a possible greater resistance of the Low Cellulose selection to stem weevil (Hyperodes bonariensis Kuschel) and/or soil moisture stress.

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