BARENBRUG RAY DESMANTHUS PER KG 21101240

Ray Desmanthus is a completely new variety of desmanthus bred in Australia.

This highly productive, drought tolerant perennial legume is very palatable to livestock, has a high digestibility and protein content and does not cause bloat.

Ray produces high amounts of forage yield from its strongly erect and upright growth habit.

Unlike other desmanthus varieties, Ray remains very fine in the stem and has stay green traits that help maintain feed quality and reduce the amount of unpalatable woodiness expressed in the plant as it matures.

Being later flowering (42 days later than cv. Marc) allows Ray to produce higher quality feed later into the growing season, with the  finer softer appearance of the plant resulting in Ray often being labelled as a  tropical lucerne or mini leucaena.

Key features:

Highly palatable, non-toxic tropical legume (no mimosine)

Ideally suited to and highly productive in heavy clay soils

Excellent persistence - robust, woody base and protected main growing crown

Drought tolerant - deep tap rooted perennial able to access moisture

Tolerant to frost and heavy grazing

Exceptional persistence - recruits readily from seed and regenerates from the crown

No requirement for height management

Suitable for addition to stock licks and animal supplements

Australian bred for Australian conditions