Endophyte Insect Control Ryegrass, Festulolium & Continental Tall Fescue
ENDOPHYTE INSECT CONTROL SUMMARY 2025-26: RATIFIED DECEMBER 2025 RYEGRASS, FESTULOLIUM & CONTINENTAL TALL FESCUE These ratings are indicative and may vary slightly between cultivars. If Argentine stem weevil or black beetle are present at sowing, an appropriate seed treatment is…
Endophyte Animal Safety Ryegrass, Festulolium & Continental Tall Fescue
September 2024 The Endophyte Technical Committee (ETC) of the PBRA has protocols and processes that ensure relevant animal health data on endophytes are generated for endophytes that are released commercially for consumption by livestock on New Zealand farms. The information…
Endophyte summary, seed storage & sowing
Summary Endophytes are fungi which have evolved to live in harmony with grasses. They live inside the seed and plant, and produce natural compounds (alkaloids) which give sustainable, on-going pest protection to the grass sown. Endophytes greatly improve grass persistence,…