Check Varieties

Check varieties recognized in British Columbia trials reported in this publication are outlined below. They are indicated in the table using bold font.

Legumes
Alfalfa – Peace
– Sparta*
– Kamloops and north
– south of Kamloops
Alsike clover
Red clover
– Tetra
– Altaswede
– Pacific
– single cut
– double cut
White clover – Grasslands Huia
– California Ladino
– low growing
– Ladino
Grasses
Smooth bromegrass – Manchar
– Carlton
– pasture use
– hay type
Meadow bromegrass – Regar
Sweet bromegrass – Deborah
Creeping red fescue – Boreal
Meadow fescue – Epic
Tall fescue – Courtenay
– Barcel
– areas north of Kamloops
– Kamloops area and south
Orchardgrass – Kay
– Potomac
– Kamloops and north
– south of Kamloops
Perennial ryegrass – Bastion
– Rosalin
– Condesa
– early maturity
– intermediate maturity
– late maturity
Reed canarygrass – Vantage
Timothy – Climax
Crested wheatgrass – Fairway
Intermediate wheatgrass – Chief
Altai wild ryegrass – Prairieland
Russian wild ryegrass – Swift
Italian ryegrass – Aubade

*Because Sparta is no longer registered and seed not available, new trials will use AC Blue J as the check variety.