SELF RE-GENERATING CROPPING ROTATION GRASS
Safeguard – resistant to cereal cyst nematode, the only winter grazing grass that can be safely used in a cropping rotation
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Bred and grown in Australia
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Designed for livestock producers in districts with short growing seasons
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Safeguard pasture rotation grass is the only ARGT resistant variety available
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Trials have proven that Safeguard can reduce nematode multiplication by up to 90%
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An early flowering cross between Guard and westerwolds ryegrass. It has excellent winter yield, and vigorous, leafy growth characteristics
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The forage quality of Safeguard annual ryegrass is better than cereals when made into hay. It is good insurance to have a paddock of Safeguard to cut for hay if the season finishes early
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Safeguard provides the most sustainable long term control of ARGT nematode by biological means in the lower rainfall cropping areas of WA and South Australia
QUICK FACTS
Diploid annual ryegrass
High winter forage yields
Very early heading date
Annual ryegrass toxicity (nematode) resistant
Can be used in cropping rotation
Crop disease break for ‘Takeall’ or ‘Cereal Cyst Nematode’
No herbicide resistance to nonselective herbicides
Rainfall 400mm+
Sow in autumn
Sowing rate 8-20kg/ha
Download the Safeguard management guide
Safeguard is an annual ryegrass with outstanding resistance to the nematode involved in causing annual ryegrass toxicity (ARGT). Livestock grazing Safeguard pasture have a significantly reduced risk of developing the disease.
This management guide covers paddock preparation, sowing and grazing management. Download here.