[Jacob-list] fescue

[Neal and Louise Grose]

These are naturally occurring fungi that infect the seed and is normally transmitted in the seed from parent plant to seedlings. Endophyte infected fescue is the normal type, and is sold for lawns and has been the primary type for pastures in this area because of its production and persistence under difficult conditions. The toxicity is worse in heat, but for beef cattle, there is little that can stand winter grazing in our climate better than stock-piled fescue. Several "organic" catalogs sell very high priced super endophyte strains of fescue for "low maintenance" lawns. They stay green all year and are so toxic that lawn pests won't touch them. Low endophyte strains of fescue have been developed by seed companies, but are expensive.

Neal 
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: gordon johnston 
  To: jacob-list at jacobsheep.com 
  Sent: Friday, July 16, 2004 8:31 AM
  Subject: [Jacob-list] fescue


  <<<  Fungus free
  >fescues are available and can produce good rates of gain, but die  out after a
  >few years. There is also a new non-toxic fungus infected fescue that  is
  >supposed to supply the best of both worlds >>>

  Have I interpreted this correctly that the fungus comes with the seed as supplied by a seed merchant and is designed that way ?  Or is it a wild fungus which just happens to infest your pastures ?
  Juliet in Scotland
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