New grass for marginal soils does well in trials

A new type of grass has matched perennial ryegrass for yield in trials conducted by Teagasc and the Department of Agriculture.

Festulolium is a potentially high yielding grass for marginal soils, according to the research report in the TResearch magazine published by Teagasc.

Until recently, assessment of Festulolium in the field has been limited by seed availability or restricted to particular locations or controlled environments.