Species

Cultivar

Type

Origin

Maturity

Growth habit

Others

Italian ryegrass

Magnet

HighMg

UK, 1981

Late

Erect

High Mg containing

Lolium multiflorum L.

Ace

Commercial

Japan, 1984

Late

Erect

Broad leaf

Tachiwase

Commercial

Japan, 1985

Early

Erect

Loading resistance

Waseyutaka

Commercial

Japan, 1972

Early

Erect

High productivity

Tall fescue

HiMag

HighMg

USA, 1993

Medium

Erect

High Mg containing

Festuca arundinacea Schreb.

Fawn

Commercial

USA, 1964

Early

Erect

High productivity

Hokuryo

Commercial

Japan, 1972

Late

Intermediate

Winter hardiness

Ky-31

Commercial

USA, 1943

Medium

Intermediate

Wide adaptability

Orchardgrass

Mgwell

HighMg

Japan, 2002

Early

Intermediate

High Mg containing

Dactylis glomerata L.

Akimidori

Commercial

Japan, 1976

Very early

Erect

High productivity

Okamidori

Commercial

Japan, 1972

Medium

Intermediate

High digestibility