SF Sultan
The leader for diploid annual
SF Sultan is a synthetic diploid annual ryegrass from six parents, bred for high yields under both grazing and fodder conservation. It has outstanding winter production with rapid re-growth after grazing or cutting. It has higher ME, lower NDF and higher DM% compared to most diploids, making it ideal for early cut silage through to late hay. It has excellent disease tolerance.
Agronomic features:
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Diploid
Lower seeding rate for more cost effective sowing. Better suited to drier and warmer winters -
Excellent tiller density
Rapid re-growth after first grazing for excellent quality -
Outstanding winter yields
Rapid re-growth after grazing when feed is needed -
Late maturity
Provides better quality fodder than earlier flowering types
Forage EBV’s – compared to industry standards*
CULTIVAR | PLOIDY | WINTER YIELD |
SPRING YIELD |
TOTAL YIELD |
FLOWERING DAYS FROM TETILA |
ME MJ/KG DM |
CP % | NDF % | EXTRA MEAT VALUE $/HA |
EXTRA MILK VALUE $/HA |
NO. OF TRIALS |
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% TETILA | NSW | WA | ||||||||||
SF Sultan | dip. | 107 | 132 | 117 | +10 | +11 | 10.94 | 25.17 | 47.91 | +$487 | +$693 | 41 |
Winter Star II | tet. | 103 | 124 | 112 | +8 | 10.74 | 23.14 | 48.47 | +$288 | +$416 | 41 | |
Arnie | dip. | 108 | 119 | 114 | +7 | +16 | 10.68 | 23.10 | 48.45 | +$320 | +$447 | 7 |
Zoom | tet. | 95 | 126 | 107 | +14 | 10.84 | 23.57 | 46.64 | +$329 | +$510 | 8 | |
Tetila | tet. | 100 | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 10.40 | 22.40 | 49.23 | $0 | $0 | 35 |
*Yields based on up to 41 trials 2006-2015.
*Meat and Milk values developed using Seed Force’s Animal Performance Calculator, based on 65% pasture utilisation for meat at $2.50/kg live weight gain, and 75% utilisation for milk at 40c/litre.
Sowing rate
35-50kg/ha
Oversowing kikuyu
35-50kg/ha
>850mm irrigation
25-30kg/ha
700-850mm rainfall
20-25kg/ha
500-700mm rainfall
15kg/ha
Overdrilling perennial pastures
Stock suitability
All livestock types
Silage & hay
Maturity
Late maturity
Australian release
>2007
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