Pasture production and botanical composition of high sugar and control ryegrasses with or without endophyte under irrigation in Canterbury

Abstract

High sugar grasses and novel endophytes are two new technologies promoted for pastoral farmers. While assessing their value for pastoral farming it is important to consider the interactive effects of these technologies on both pasture production and composition. Keywords: water soluble carbohydrates, Lolium perenne, Trifolium repens, Neotyphodium lolii, dry matter yield