All pasture and forage varieties developed for Notman Pasture Seeds are thoroughly trialed and tested on farms throughout Australia & New Zealand to assess their performance capability under varying farming conditions prior to commercialization.
Identifying Winning Varieties
Seed Certification
Crops and resultant seed must pass specific standards at the field (growing) stage and laboratory (processed) stage. Growers of ‘certified seed’ must have their farms and individual paddocks mapped and registered with the scheme.
The Cultivar Checklist
The following is a checklist to assist in deciding whether the claims made in promotional material are valid, whether the data is accurate and reliable, and whether the claims are applicable to your situation.
Tetraploid Grasses
The cells of tetraploid grasses are larger than those of diploids, leading to a higher percentage of cell contents relative to cell walls. This has positive effects in terms of palatability and nutritional value of a plant, including metabolisable energy content, although differences are generally not significant compared to diploids.
Grazing AR1 Perennial Pasture
An AR1™ type endophyte infected ryegrass is generally more palatable than a standard endophyte type of the same cultivar and does not deter overgrazing.
Seed Storage
The stability and survival of endophyte within seed lots is affected by many storage variables, including humidity, temperature and age, and like germination ability, can degrade over time.