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Sonik Italian Ryegrass

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A fine leafed, very densely tillered and late heading diploid Italian ryegrass (+17 days) with very fast establishment and re-growth, very strong growth over all seasons and very good persistence.


Sonik is particularly noted for its strong autumn-winter growth activity advantage relative to other Italian and Westerwolds annual ryegrasses, and has very soft, lush highly digestible leaves.

:: Product Features ::

Sonik Italian Ryegrass has the following benefits:

  • Extremely high dry matter production across all seasons
  • Exceptional cool season activity
  • Very fast establishment and re-growth
  • Very high metabolisable energy content
  • Very densely tillered (20-50% more tillers than other Italian ryegrasses tested)
  • Late heading (+ 17 days) to maintain feed quality for longer into spring
  • Soft, lush digestible leaves
  • Exceptional rust resistance
  • Very good persistence where conditions allow

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