Lolium Perenne

Tetrabana XL

Tetrabana XL

Forage First Tetrabana XL Annual Italian Ryegrass is a premium blend of tetraploid Italian ryegrasses designed to enhance livestock productivity. This variety boasts high levels of digestible carbohydrates, leading to improved weight gain and increased milk yield. Its well-developed root system not only supports vigorous top growth but also helps create a cleaner, healthier environment for cattle, particularly in wet conditions. Highly palatable with a superior leaf-to-stem ratio, Tetrabana XL offers excellent digestibility. It demonstrates good drought and heat tolerance, allowing it to persist well into late summer during its second year. This versatile ryegrass is ideal for high-traffic or wet pastures, providing high yields and outstanding feed quality. Its rapid establishment makes it perfect for intensive grazing, pasture renovation, and frost seeding.

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Key features

  • Highly palatable
  • High leaf to stem ratio: higher digestibility
  • Good drought & heat tolerance, able to persist into late summer in second year
  • Excellent for high-traffic or wet pastures
  • High yielding & top feed qualities

Ratings

Scale 1-9, where 9 = best or most pronounced

Segment Forage
Category Forage Grasses
Species Ryegrass, Italian
Sci. Name Lolium Perenne
Botanical Name Italian
Emergence (Days) 14
Ploidy Tetraploid
Approx. Seeds/Lb. 227000
Seeding Depth (Inches) 1/4-1/2
Seeding Rate - Alone/New (Lbs./Acre) 20-40
Planting Times Spring, Late Summer, Early Fall
Seeding Rate - Mixes (Lbs./Acre) 5-10
Livestock Alpaca/Llama , Cattle , Goats , Horses , Sheep
Usage Hay , Silage , Pasture , Cover Crop , Erosion Control , Emergency Forage