HSG science continues to advance

The concept of more efficient forages for ruminant livestock production on a pasture diet has become a reality with the development of AberHSG ryegrass cultivars.

AberHSGs represent a breakthrough and have generated more interest and been subjected to more scientific scrutiny than any other pasture plant.
Further advancement is underway at IBERS, Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences, which is ‘home’ to the development of high sugar grass, and at other institutions around the world.

The links below are to current IBERS projects and give
insight into new pasture objectives:

Develop productive varieties of forage grasses and legumes with higher intrinsic phosphorus use efficiencies (PUE).
http://www.greener-grasslands.ibers.aber.ac.uk/LK0685/LK0685.htm

Develop new varieties of perennial ryegrass with nitrogen use efficiencies (NUE) 10-15% higher than in current varieties.
http://www.greener-grasslands.ibers.aber.ac.uk/LK0686/LK0686.htm

Develop a range of perennial ryegrass varieties with enhancement of WSC levels 8% beyond that seen in material currently available to farmers.
http://www.greener-grasslands.ibers.aber.ac.uk/LK0687/LK0687.htm

Develop new varieties of the main species of UK grasslands: perennial ryegrass, Italian ryegrass and white clover, with improved drought resistance.
http://www.greener-grasslands.ibers.aber.ac.uk/LK0688/LK0688.htm