Check Varieties

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.