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Cocksfoot

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Currie
Moderate summer dormancy, good autumn/winter growth, persists better on sandy soils than Porto, well drained soil types, mid-late maturity, moderate drought tolerance, not completely summer dormant

Kara
Summer active, high quality summer feed, upright growth habit, valuable autumn-winter production, good drought tolerance, good persistence, ideal for pasture mixes with ryegrass/legumes/herbs
Kasbah
High summer dormancy, easy establishment, highly palatable, vigorous autumn growth, very acid soil tolerant, high summer dormancy, maturity one month earlier than Currie
Megatas
Summer active, highly palatable, high energy forage, high nutrient value, excellent seedling vigour, produces a large bulk of dry matter
Porto
Summer active, good seedling vigour, good early growth, very productive in high rainfall, late maturing, good summer growth
Uplands
Summer dormant, very high drought tolerance, high cold tolerance, densely tillered, fine leaf, highly autumn/winter active, highly digestible, high nutrient value, produces 30% more DM vs Porto in autumn/winter
Vision
Summer active, general purpose cocksfoot, very good establishment, fast regrowth, high volume yields, good drought tolerance, nil endophyte
Yarck
Summer active, early flowering, rapid establishment, more productive than Porto, more palatable than Porto