Pastures species in Pastures species in CanterburyCanterbury

hHigh Endophyte hHigh Endophyte RyegrassRyegrass

The endophyte fungus provides The endophyte fungus provides resistance to various insect pests, resistance to various insect pests, particularly Argentine stem weevilparticularly Argentine stem weevil

Is tolerant of drought conditionsIs tolerant of drought conditions Highly nutritious to animals Highly nutritious to animals Disadvantage: Disadvantage: sheep can get rye grass sheep can get rye grass

staggersstaggers

Rye grass staggersRye grass staggers

Low endophyte rye grassLow endophyte rye grass

No ryegrass staggersNo ryegrass staggers Highly nutritious Highly nutritious

Disadvantages:Disadvantages:

Needs irrigation in Needs irrigation in summer and not summer and not drought tolerantdrought tolerant

Insect pest problemsInsect pest problems

CocksfootCocksfoot

Highly tolerant of Highly tolerant of drought conditionsdrought conditions

Highly tolerant of Highly tolerant of poor soil nutrientspoor soil nutrients

Can tolerate heavy Can tolerate heavy stock damage and stock damage and heavy grazingheavy grazing

Tall FescueTall Fescue

Tolerates:Tolerates:

hot summer hot summer temperaturestemperatures

Poorly drained soil Poorly drained soil like clay soillike clay soil

Red CloverRed Clover

High feed valueHigh feed value Good summer Good summer

growthgrowth Great for fattening Great for fattening

young stockyoung stock Long tap root for Long tap root for

drought tolerancedrought tolerance

White cloverWhite clover

Adds nitrogen to soilAdds nitrogen to soil High feed valueHigh feed value Good summer Good summer

growthgrowth

LucerneLucerne

Long tap root for Long tap root for drought tolerancedrought tolerance

High feed valueHigh feed value

ChickoryChickory

Deep tap root for Deep tap root for drought tolerancedrought tolerance

High feed valueHigh feed value Pest resistantPest resistant