Big Boss Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass
- Great Disease Resistance
- Selected for more cold tolerance
- High Forage Yielder
- Bred to be a Winner!
Big Boss Tetraploid Annual Ryegrass is a newcomer that is fast becoming well-know and well liked. A selection out of our popular Big Daddy and Jumbo, with further crossings with T-3 for more cold tolerance, Big Boss' trial result show it is a BIG forage producer.
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.
| Gainesville, FL 2004-2005 2-yrs, 6 incidents (the lower score the better) |
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| 19-Mar | 1-Apr | 4-Feb | 21-Feb | 24-Mar | 11-Apr | 2-Yr Ave | |
| Big Boss | 2 | 4.25 | 2 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.25 | 3.08 |
| Beef Builder III | 2 | 3.63 | 1.83 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.16 | 3.35 |
| Surrey II | 3.25 | 4.88 | 2 | 4.25 | 5 | 3.75 | 3.86 |
| Gulf | 2.62 | 5.25 | 2.25 | 4.25 | 5.25 | 3.75 | 3.9 |
| Jackson | 2.5 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.75 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.13 |
| King | 4.25 | 5.13 | 2.25 | 4 | 4.75 | 4.5 | 4.15 |
| Passserel Plus | 3.88 | 5.38 | 2.25 | 4 | 6 | 5.25 | 4.46 |
High Yield - In yield trials is Texas, Georgia, Alabama, and Louisiana, Big Boss topped the charts!
| Overton, TX Five Harvests (2004-2005) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Big Boss | 7,713* |
| Prine | 7,550* |
| Angus 1 | 7,475* |
| Flying A | 7,238* |
| Surrey II | 7,193* |
| Rio | 7,189* |
| Ed | 7,077 |
| Attain | 7,077 |
| Jackson | 6,968 |
| Passerel Plus | 6,822 |
| Double Barrell | 6,813 |
| Beefbuilder III | 6,554 |
| Brigadier | 6,463 |
| Boffet | 6,235 |
| Diamond T | 6,171 |
| Ribeye | 6,027 |
| Lsd | 633 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Tifton, GA Five Harvests (2004-2005) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Big Boss | 7,708* |
| Jumbo | 7,466* |
| Prine | 7,422* |
| Attain | 7,398* |
| Passerel Plus | 7,370* |
| Verdure | 7,277* |
| Grazer | 7,041 |
| Ed | 7,038 |
| Diamond T | 6,976 |
| Jackson | 6,907 |
| Rio | 6,906 |
| Flying A | 6,676 |
| Big Daddy | 6,648 |
| Brigadier | 6,378 |
| Lsd | 494 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Calhoun, GA Five Harvests (2005-2006) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Big Boss | 10,742* |
| Attain | 10,672* |
| Marshall | 10,473* |
| Jackson | 10,393* |
| Ed | 10,346 |
| Flying A | 10,341* |
| Maximus | 10,175* |
| Diamond T | 10,541* |
| Verdure | 10,059* |
| Prine | 10,042* |
| Passerel Plus | 9,946* |
| Common | 9,781 |
| Grazer | 8,895 |
| Shiwasuaoba | 8,496 |
| Brigadier | 8,447 |
| Lsd | 494 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Headland, AL Four Harvests (2008-2009) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Attain | 9,059* |
| Big Boss | 8,825* |
| Jumbo | 8,650 |
| Diamond T | 8,531* |
| Verdure | 8,456* |
| Tetrapro | 8,236* |
| Ed | 8,228 |
| Flying A | 8,023 |
| 4X | 7,944 |
| Prine | 7,939 |
| DH-3 | 7,921 |
| Maximus | 7,878 |
| Grazer | 7,723 |
| Dyna-Gain | 7,613 |
| Passerel Plus | 7,140 |
| Gulf | 6,923 |
| Rio | 6,725 |
| Lsd | 792 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Fairhope, AL Six Harvests (2008-2009) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Big Boss | 9,608* |
| Flying A | 9,544* |
| Ed | 9,455* |
| Diamond T | 9,062 |
| 4X | 8,775 |
| Prine | 8,743 |
| Chipola2008 | 8,729 |
| Tetrapro | 8,680 |
| DH-3 | 8,651 |
| Rio | 8,622 |
| Grazer | 8,567 |
| Dyna-Gain | 8,404 |
| Gulf | 8,334 |
| Maximus | 8,332 |
| Passerel Plus | 8,304 |
| Jumbo | 8,270 |
| Lsd | 413 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Overton, TX Five Harvests (2005-2006) |
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| TOTAL DMY | |
| Prine | 7,165* |
| Jumbo | 7,152* |
| Tam 90 | 7,124* |
| Attain | 7,025* |
| Big Boss | 7,007* |
| Ed | 6,856* |
| Verdure | 6,831* |
| Maximus | 6,694* |
| Passerel Plus | 6,506 |
| Rio | 6,283 |
| Gulf | 6,153 |
| Surrey II | 6,038 |
| Diamond T | 5,863 |
| Jackson | 5,654 |
| Dynagain | 5,634 |
| Shiwasuaoba | 5,240 |
| Brigadier | 5,106 |
| Flying A | 4,643 |
| Lsd | 647 |
| *equal to top score based on Lsd. DMY - Dry Matter Yields |
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| Louisiana State University Annual Ryegrass Trials 2004-2006 Dry Matter Yields |
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| Franklinton | Jeanerette | Rosepine | Winnsboro | 2-yr Mean | |
| Prine | 10,394* | 4,657* | 6,416* | 7,256* | 6,987* |
| Big Boss | 9,823* | 4,784* | 6,562* | 7,507* | 6,985* |
| Striker | 9,883* | 4,825* | 5,884* | 7,499* | 6,854* |
| Passerel Plus | 9,892* | 4,506* | 5,578* | 8,046* | 6,813* |
| Abundant | 10,253* | 4,245 | 5,799* | 7,497* | 6,741* |
| Ed | 9,633* | 4,712* | 6,348* | 6,827 | 6,713* |
| Jumbo | 9,779* | 4,918* | 5,472 | 7,151 | 6,683* |
| Beefbuilder III | 9,342* | 4,696* | 5,777* | 7,457* | 6,655* |
| Dyna-Gain | 9,708* | 4,605* | 5,577* | 7,265 | 6,621* |
| Rio | 9,646* | 4,764* | 5,628* | 7,003 | 6,607* |
| Graze-N-Gro | 9,837* | 4,485* | 5,175 | 7,280 | 6,524* |
| Tam 90 | 9,421* | 4,531* | 5,288 | 7,486* | 6,516* |
| Diamond T | 9,149* | 4,249 | 5,859* | 7,337* | 6,464 |
| Gulf | 10,026* | 4,413* | 5,406 | 6,652 | 6,454 |
| King | 8,980* | 4,741* | 5,573* | 6,850 | 6,398 |
| Jackson | 9,145* | 4,532* | 5,553* | 6,967 | 6,394 |
| Verdure | 9,183* | 4,294 | 5,281 | 7,181 | 6,316 |
| Shiwasuaoba | 6,714* | 3,726 | 4,387 | 5,595 | 5,006 |
| Lsd | - | 417 | 1,016 | 751 | 499 |
| equal to top score based on Lsd. | |||||
Great Disease Resistance - Excellent cold tolerance - High Yields
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Big Boss was tested as FL X2003 (BD)4X LRCT