Michel Belair - Seed Technology

High winter production. Very high palatability. High rust resistance

DENVER™ is a unique variety of long-season Italian ryegrass with all the performance characteristics required for Australian conditions.

DENVER™ was tested in commercial on-farm trials ranging from irrigated frost prone subtropical sites to cool winter high rainfall areas and met all benchmarks for premium quality, production and utilisation.

Performance Benchmark	Rating of DENVER™
Quality	High
Palatability (taste rating/ease of ingestion)	Very High
Rust resistance	Very High
Frost tolerance	High
Utilisation by grazing animals	Very High
Metabolizable energy content	High
Production	High
Seedling vigour/winter growth	High
Long-season growth potential	Very High
Bienniality in cool temperature areas	Very High
Tolerance to frequent defoliation	High
Tolerance to treading	High
Adaptation	High
To subtropical areas and irrigation	Very High
To cold winter and frost prone areas	Very High
Pasture management	High
Compatibility in mixtures with annual clovers	Very High
Suitability for silage and hay	Very High

High winter production

Above; 4 weeks regrowth Tansey Qld. Sept 2004 - left; Feast II, centre; DENVER™, right; Crusader.

DENVER™ was selected for maximum performance in all characteristics required for optimum winter production; yield, regrowth, palatability, disease resistance, frost tolerance and pasture stability.

DENVER™ sets a new Australian benchmark for palatability ensuring high utilisation optimum animal production and stability in pasture management.

Above: Highly palatable, rust resistant DENVER™ in a premium quality pasture mix with Turbo PlusA Persian Clover, QLD Dec. 2004.

Left; Second summer pasture of dryland DENVER™, Northern Tablelands, NSW Right; Response to summer rain by an oversown border strip of DENVER™, in a perennial pasture Birregurra, Victoria

Very high palatability

High rust resistance

DENVER™ is highly resistant to rust ensuring clean high quality production in all cuts/grazings.