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Aurus Cocksfoot

Aurus Cocksfoot

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Treatment: Bare, Superstrike, Prillcote

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Aurus is an upright cocksfoot offering strong winter growth and disease resistance, including tolerance to Drechslera. Aurus is suitable for use in sheep, beef, dairy and deer grazing systems.
Full Details

SKU#: PID00723

Aurus is an upright cocksfoot providing strong summer production and persistence, making it well suited to challenging dryland environments. Breeders and agronomists have selected Aurus for superior yield, strong disease tolerance and a later heading date (+6 days later than Tekapo cocksfoot).

  • High yielding variety with improved winter activity over Tekapo cocksfoot
  • High persistence
  • Upright growth habit
  • Excellent drought tolerance
  • Suitable for set-stocking and hard rotational grazing by sheep
  • Excellent Drechslera tolerance observed in New Zealand trials
Specifications
Endophytes N/A
Grazing method Due to its slower establishment, early grazing’s of Aurus cocksfoot and ryegrass mixes should be frequent and light, using large mobs to reduce competition from the ryegrass.
Persistancy type Perennial (5+ years)
Sowing rate 6-10 kg per ha
Suitable for Dairy, sheep, beef, deer systems
Withholding periods 42 days
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