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…
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…
NZPBRA agreed statement on Epichloë Endophyte Viability Testing
11 December 2025 The New Zealand Plant Breeding and Research Association, and its members, adopt the position…
Perennial ryegrass cultivars: herbage yield in multi-site plot trials
Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) cultivars adapted to New Zealand conditions are bred by several scientifically equipped New Zealand interests.
Annual and hybrid ryegrass cultivars in New Zealand
Results are presented for 16 National Forage Variety Trials of annual and short-term hybrid ryegrass cultivars conducted in Waikato, Taranaki, Manawatu, Canterbury and Southland.
Epichloë endophytes – new perspectives on a key ingredient for resilient perennial grass pastures
The confirmation that Epichloë endophytes are important for pest resistance in New Zealand pastures led to a new development.
Plant breeding for resilient pastures
Plant breeding has had, and continues to have, an important role in providing farmers with resilient pastures