Summary
King annual ryegrass is an aggressive producer of short term forage, suitable for both beef and dairy. As a cover crop or buffer strip, King provides many positive economic and environmental benefits.
Plant Characteristics
Taxonomy
Zone
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zones
- 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10
- Temperature Zone
- Warm, Cool, Transitional
Plant Characteristics
- Leaf Color
- Green
- Growing Cycle
- Annual
- Growth Habit
- Bunch-Type
- Sun Requirement
- Full Sun
Plant Information
- Planting Season
- Spring - Early-Fall
- Plant Depth
- 0.25" - 0.5"
- Minimum Soil Temp for Germination
- 50° F
- Establishment
- Easy
- Kingdom
- PLANTAE
- Subkingdom
- TRACHEOBIONTA
- Super Division
- SPERMATOPHYTA
- Division
- MAGNOLIOPHYTA
- Class
- LILIOPSIDA
- Subclass
- COMMELINIDAE
- Order
- CYPERALES
- Family
- POACEAE
- Genus
- LOLIUM
- Species
- LOLIUM MUTLIFLORUM
Coverage Area & Available Sizes
Applications
As a short term forage, King is suitable for hay, silage and pasture utilization.
As a short term forage, King is suitable for hay, silage and pasture utilization.
25-30 LBS PER ACRE
Annual ryegrass, such as King, is proving to be a more suitable crop cover than wheat or cereal rye when followed by no-till corn and soybeans.
