Tall Fescue
Tall Fescue is a popular grass because of its relative ease of establishment, heat, drought and grazing tolerance, and long grazing season compared to other cool-season grasses. However, research has proven that many of these traits that make KY-31 tall fescue so desirable are due to the presence of a fungus that lives inside the plant. The fungus is transmitted through the seed and produces a toxin that negatively impacts livestock performance, and is estimated to cost the cattle industry $1 billion dollars in losses each year. Novel endophyte and even endophyte-free fescue varieties do not carry this toxicity or negative impacts to the livestock.
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BarOptima Plus E34
Order NowAs one of the long-standing novel endophytes on the market, BarOptima is a proven contender in the novel endophyte sector. It is a soft leaf tall fescue with improved palatability and graze-ability.
Cajun II
Order NowA high yielding, early heading endophyte-free tall fescue, Cajun II is rugged and tough for the southeastern market.
Martin II Protek
Order NowIt’s the novel endophyte we’ve been waiting for—Martin 2 Protek delivers the toughness that our southern climate demands.
Tower Protek
Order NowTower II is a late-maturing, novel endophyte, soft leaf variety. A soft and palatable grass, animals prefer to eat Tower II over ryegrass at trial sites.
Triumphant Protek
Order NowWith Protek novel endophyte. Selected for early maturity, vigor, fall and winter growth.
Jesup MaxQ II Fescue
Order NowJesup MaxQ II is a powerful upgrade to the most successful novel endophyte tall fescue ever released, Jesup MaxQ. The endophyte MaxQ II has been added to the Jesup tall fescue variety to enhance seedling vigor and provide even greater persistence under grazing.
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Texoma MaxQ II Fescue
Order NowReleased in 2011, Texoma MaxQ II is Pennington’s next generation of non-toxic, novel endophyte-infected tall fescue. It offers higher yields and greater grazing persistence than many older and more recently released varieties of tall fescue.