Michel Belair - Seed Technology

High performance. Superior grass.

Turbo Plus was specifically bred to meet the need for a disease resistant, frost tolerant, high performance multicut/multigraze Persian Clover adapted from the subtropics to cool temperate areas.

Performance Benchmark	Rating of Turbo Plus
Key growth factors	High
High Leaf disease (especially rust) resistance	Very High
Frost tolerance	High
Autumn/winter establishment	Very High
Autumn/winter yield	High
Spring/summer yield	High
Flowering type	Early
Pasture/foliage production	High
Tolerance to intense multicut/ multigrazing management	Very High
Recovery after defoliation	Very High
Palatability	Very High
Hay/forage quality	High
Compatibility with pasture grasses	High
Tolerance to prolonged grazing (set stocking)	High

High Performance

Turbo Plus produces tall, erect, disease resistant forage

Flexible utilisation

Turbo Plus produces superior quality silage, hay and pasture.

Superior grass - Turbo Plus annual pasture blends

Far left; Turbo Plus and rust resistant Denver™ Italian Ryegrass.

Centre; Turbo Plus and rust resistant Cash™ Annual Ryegrass.

Far right; pure Turbo Plus stand.

Leaf and stem disease resistance

Turbo Plus is highly resistant to foliar diseases.

Below; mature Turbo Plus fodder crops with no presence of disease, Nov 2004 Victoria

Frost tolerant, winter active

Above; Second regrowth of grazed Turbo Plus growing vigorously and unaffected by frost (to -8 degrees Celsius) Sept 2004 at Tansey, Qld

Turbo Plus is protected by Plant Breeder's Rights. Any unauthorised commercial propagation or any sale, conditioning, export, import or stocking of propagating material of this variety is an infringement under the Plant Breeder's Rights Act, 1994.