AGS-405
Cereal Rye
Life Cycle: Annual
Introduced/ Native: Introduced
Growth Habit: Erect
Plant Height: 30-36 inches
BENEFITS
● Highly winter-active
● Fast Growth
● Early Maturity
● Provides grazing and forage for livestock
● Well Adapted to South & Central Texas
● Helps suppresses nematodes
● Excellent choice for Low pH acid soils.
● Excellent cover crop/green manure crop.
● Adapted to light sandy -sandy loam soils.
Description
AGS-405 is an upright early-maturing, cool season, annual small grain which provides outstanding forage for all classes of livestock. It is a very drought tolerant and disease resistant variety, It is adapted to a wide variety of climate and soil conditions but performs best on light loams or sandy soils, but it will also do well in clay loam soils. It can be used for livestock forage, wildlife plantings as well as cover crop or green manure crops.
As a cover crop, AGS405 cereal rye can scavenge nitrogen, build soil organic matter, loosen topsoil (reduce compaction), prevent erosion, and suppress weeds. In addition, AGS 405 is a non-host plant for nematodes. Once nematodes enter the plant, they cannot escape. When the plant decomposes, it releases organic acids and stimulates soil microorganisms which further reduce the nematode population.
Crop USe
Dry Hay
Continuous Grazing
Rotational
Gtazing
Wildlife
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