Five new ryegrass varieties

Five new Teagasc-bred perennial ryegrass varieties have been added to the grass and clover recommended list of varieties for Ireland for 2012, which is published by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

The varieties have been shown to offer improved yield, quality and persistence characteristics for grass-based production systems in Ireland.

The new varieties are Genesis (early diploid), Carraig (intermediate tetraploid), Majestic (late diploid), Glenveagh (late diploid) and Kintyre (late tetraploid).