Mohaka
DENSE, HIGH QUALITY HYBRID RYEGRASS.
- Heading Date Late (+20)
- Ploidy Tetraploid
- Suggested sowing rate (kg/ha) 25-30
- Endophyte AR37, AR1
- Rust Tolerance Very High
- Perenniality Tetraploid Hybrid
- Mohaka is a broader leaved, well tillered hybrid suited to 2-4 year pastures
- Ideal for undersowing programmes
- Ideal for short term finishing pastures, run-off pastures, supplementary systems
Mohaka was bred for improved early growth and cool season activity over the long rotation tetraploid Ohau. Mohaka is ideal for undersowing into run-out pastures, with AR37 endophyte offering increased protection against insect attack and providing improved persistence compared to Italian ryegrass options.
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Performance Data
Mohaka can be used as a short to medium term pasture for sheep and beef finishing, as well as being a high-performance hybrid ryegrass suited to dairy platforms, undersowing and run-offs for high quality silage production. For a tetraploid hybrid pasture, Mohaka has good density for short periods of set stocking and winter grazing. It has a good spring growth habit while maintaining low aftermath seeding in summer helping with pasture quality through into autumn.
Mohaka with AR37 endophyte offers increased protection against insect attack and increasing long term benefits, however it is not suitable for deer and horse pastures. Mohaka AR1 is an ideal option for finishing mixes including deer pastures.
Suggested Mixes
Dairy pasture mix
Mohaka has very strong spring production which makes it ideal for early spring pastures or part of a 3-4 year rotation in a run-off situation where silage production is a high priority.
| Rate (kg/ha) | |
|---|---|
| Mohaka AR37 or AR1 tetreploid hybrid ryegrass* | 25 |
| Brace white clover | 3 |
| Attribute white clover | 2 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
Underswoing option
Mohaka is ideal for extending the life of a damaged or degraded pasture with a quality tetraploid hybrid ryegrass with AR37.
| Rate (kg/ha) | |
|---|---|
| Mohaka AR37 or AR1 tetreploid hybrid ryegrass* | 18 |
| Ecotain® environmental plantain | 3 |
| TOTAL | 30 |
*It is not advisable to mix AR37 and AR1 varieties. AR1 is not recommended for areas where black beetle, porina or root aphid are common problem pests.
Sheep and beef
Mohaka can be used as a short to medium term pasture for sheep and beef finishing. For a tetraploid hybrid pasture it has good density for short periods of set stocking and winter grazing. It has a good spring growth habit while maintaining low aftermath seeding in summer helping with pasture quality through summer and into autumn for mating. Mohaka with AR37 endophyte is not suitable for deer or horse systems.
| Rate (kg/ha) | |
|---|---|
| Mohaka AR37 or AR1 tetreploid hybrid ryegrass* | 24 |
| Brace white clover | 4 |
| Relish red clover | 4 |
| TOTAL | 32 |
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