►Great Disease Resistance ►Selected for more cold tolerance ►High Forage Yielder |
Bred to be a Winner Big Boss Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass is coming out of the shoot in 2005 poised to be one of the top yielding varieties available! A selection out of our popular Big Daddy and Jumbo, with further crossings with T-3 for more cold tolerance, Big Daddy's initial trial result show it is a BIG forage producer! |
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Disease and Insect Resistance Grazers, silage makers, and hay producers will all appreciate Big Boss' superior disease resistance. Bred out the University of Florida's internationally recognized forage breeding program, Big Boss is packed with the most advanced disease resistance, excellent regrowth potential, and cold tolerance. In early testing, Big Boss has show very high resistance to leaf spot, grey leaf spot, rust, and insect damage. |
U. of Florida Disease Data - Gainesville, FL 2004-05 2-yrs, 6 incidents (the lower score the better) | | | Mar 19 | Apr 1 | Feb 4 | Feb 21 | Mar 24 | Apr 11 | 2-Yr Ave | | Big Boss | 2.00 | 4.25 | 2.00 | 3.50 | 4.50 | 2.25 | 3.08 | | Beef Builder III | 2.00 | 3.63 | 1.83 | 3.50 | 4.00 | 5.16 | 3.35 | | Surrey II | 3.25 | 4.88 | 2.00 | 4.25 | 5.00 | 3.75 | 3.86 | | Gulf | 2.62 | 5.25 | 2.25 | 4.25 | 5.25 | 3.75 | 3.90 | | Jackson | 2.50 | 4.50 | 2.50 | 4.75 | 5.00 | 5.50 | 4.13 | | King | 4.25 | 5.13 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 4.75 | 4.50 | 4.15 | | Passserel Plus | 3.88 | 5.38 | 2.25 | 4.00 | 6.00 | 5.25 | 4.46 |
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Yields In yield trials is Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana, Big Boss topped the charts! |
Texas A&M Trial Results Overton, TX Five Harvests in 2004-05 | | | TOTAL DMY | | Big Boss | 7713* | | Prine | 7550* | Angus 1 | 7475* | Flying A | 7238* | | Surrey II | 7193* | | Rio | 7189* | | Ed | 7077 | | Attain | 7077 | | Jackson | 6968 | | Passerel Plus | 6822 | | Double Barrell | 6813 | | Beefbuilder III | 6554 | | Brigadier | 6463 | | Boffet | 6235 | | Diamond T | 6171 | Ribeye | 6027 | | lsd | 633 | | *equal to top score based on lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
| U. of Georgia Trial Results Tifton, GA Five Harvest in 2004-05 | | | TOTAL DMY | | Big Boss | 7708* | | Jumbo | 7466* | | Prine | 7422* | | Attain | 7398* | | Passerel Plus | 7370* | | Verdure | 7277* | | Grazer | 7041 | | Ed | 7038 | | Diamond T | 6976 | | Jackson | 6907 | | Rio | 6906 | | Flying A | 6676 | | Big Daddy | 6648 | | Brigadier | 6378 | | lsd | 494 | | *equal to top score based on lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
| U. of Georgia Trial Results Calhoun, GA Five Harvest in 2005-06 | | | TOTAL DMY | | Big Boss | 10742* | | Attain | 10672* | | Marshall | 10473* | | Jackson | 10393* | | Ed | 10346 | | Flying A | 10341* | | Maximus | 10175* | | Diamond T | 10541* | | Verdure | 10059* | | Prine | 10042* | | Passerel Plus | 9946* | | Common | 9781 | | Grazer | 8895 | | Shiwasuaoba | 8496 | | Brigadier | 8447 | | lsd | 494 | | *equal to top score based on lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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Alabama Trial Results Tallassee, AL Five Harvest in 2004-05 | | | TOTAL DMY | | Big Boss | 5183* | | Ed | 4911* | | Flying A | 4909* | | Verdure | 4746* | | Striker | 4678 | | Jackson | 4658 | | Big Daddy | 4649 | | Diamond T | 4532 | | Attain | 4283 | | Brigadier | 4257 | | Grazer | 4148 | | Passerel Plus | 4137 | | Prine | 4096 | | Graz-N-Gro | 4069 | | Rio | 4064 | | lsd | 483 | | *equal to top score based on lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
| Alabama Trial Results Headland, AL Five Harvest in 2004-05 | | | TOTAL DMY | | Striker | 12813* | | Big Boss | 12084* | | Prine | 11537 | | Attain | 11303 | | Diamond T | 11186 | | Ed | 11173 | | Big Daddy | 11031 | | Passerel Plus | 10425 | | Verdure | 10307 | | Jackson | 10218 | | Graz-N-Gro | 10134 | | Flying A | 9786 | | Rio | 9689 | | Grazer | 9048 | |
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