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Bigbang Annual Ryegrass

Explosive Vigour and Unparalleled Quality

 

Bigbang is a new Westerwold annual ryegrass for hay, silage, grazing or cover crop applications. Bigbang is a tetraploid selected for early heading, leafiness, yield and disease resistance. It provides high quality forage, consistent yields and excellent regrowth. Bigbang is highly adaptable for use as a cover crop, its deep roots build soil structure and increase organic matter.

 

  • Tetraploid type selected for early heading, leafiness, yield and disease resistance
  • High quality and persistent forage production
  • Deep roots build soil structure and increase organic matter

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Bigbang Annual Ryegrass

Characteristics
Variety Bigbang Annual Ryegrass
Use Hay & Pasture
Root Habit Bunch-grass
Plant Type Basal
Preferred Growing Conditions Soil of medium to high fertility with adequate moisture
Production Period Mid to Late Summer, Fall
Limitations
  • Prone to drought stress
Approx. Seeds/lb 220,000
Seeding Rate lb/acre 20-30

 

Environmental Tolerances
Winterhardiness Annual
Drought Tolerance Low
Flooding Tolerance High
Optimum PH 5.5 – 7.5
Acidity Tolerance Moderate to High
Alkalinity Tolerance Low to Moderate
Salinity Tolerance Low to Moderate

​Yield Trial

2013 Seeding of Annual Ryegrass (Spooner Agricultural Research Station, Spooner Wisconsin)

Bigbang Annual Ryegrass

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