Alfagen Italian Ryegrass Mazzoletti Tetr - Per Kg (25kg bag)
Alfagen Mazzoletti tetraploid Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) seed, sold per kg from a 25kg bag.
Mazzoletti is a new, highly productive tetraploid Italian ryegrass which establishes rapidly and recovers quickly after grazing. The palatability and feed quality of Mazzoletti enables very good stock performance. Mazzoletti maintains this feed quality late into spring and early summer, allowing for extra grazing and flexible cutting dates for silage or hay.
Features & benefits
- Highly productive medium-term ryegrass: maximises feed production over winter and spring
- Good summer production in favourable conditions
- Late maturity: maintains feed quality and production late into the season
- High feed value: optimises stock performance and animal production
Quick facts
- Lifespan: Medium-term pasture in environments suitable for Italian ryegrasses
- Ploidy: Tetraploid
- Heading date: Late (+17 days)
- Sowing rate: 25-30kg/ha
- Enterprise suitability: Sheep, beef, dairy
- Usage suitability: Grazing, hay, silage
- Rainfall: Requires a moderate amount of rainfall or irrigation from late autumn to spring.
- Seed treatment: XLR8® (insecticide) recommended, also available as untreated seed
Not recommended for horses.
Common Questions
What is Mazzoletti Italian ryegrass?
Mazzoletti is a new, highly productive tetraploid Italian ryegrass which establishes rapidly and recovers quickly after grazing. It maintains feed quality late into spring and early summer.
What can I use Mazzoletti for?
AlfaGen lists usage suitability as grazing, hay and silage, and enterprise suitability as sheep, beef and dairy. AlfaGen states it is not recommended for horses.
What sowing rate should I use?
AlfaGen gives a sowing rate of 25-30kg/ha.
Is seed treatment available?
AlfaGen states XLR8® (insecticide) is recommended, and it is also available as untreated seed.
Do you ship this product Australia-wide?
Yes, this product ships Australia-wide via Australia Post or road courier. Select your preferred shipping method at checkout.
Can I Click & Collect from Gympie?
Yes — Click & Collect is available from our store at 55 Tozer St, Gympie. Open Mon–Fri 8am–5pm and Sat 8am–12pm. Click & Collect is FREE on orders of $175 or more, or a flat $10 on orders under $175. Select Click & Collect at checkout and we will have your order ready.