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WASHINGTON, Oct. 27– The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued certificates of protection to developers of 45 new varieties of seed-reproduced and tuber-propagated plants. They include bean, oat, ...

Perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.), widely cultivated in the cool-season for forage supply and turfgrass, is extremely susceptible to high temperatures. A recent study has discovered a pivotal ...

It’s one of the world’s most important forage crops, but with changing climates, restrictions on chemical inputs and a pressure to do more with less, could a new wave of perennial ryegrass varieties ...

During the last 100 years, in Western Europe and elsewhere, considerable effort has been devoted to improving perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) for agriculture. The first persistent cultivars to ...

A close up view of ryegrass flowering seedheads - Doikanoy/Shutterstock If you're looking for a fast-growing, cool-season lawn grass, perennial ryegrass (Lolium perenne) could be the choice for you.

The varieties have been shown to offer improved yield, quality and persistence characteristics for grass-based production systems in Ireland. The new varieties are Genesis (early diploid), Carraig ...

If you live in a geographical region that has cool and mild weather, like the Pacific Northwest, you likely know whether perennial ryegrass is a good choice for your lawn. Perennial ryegrass (Lolium ...

The Scottish Agricultural College recommendations, Grass and Clover varieties for Scotland 2008-9, confirm success of the Barenbrug/AFBI perennial ryegrass breeding programme. Kilrea and Donard are ...