MATADOR
Winter rye
MATADOR
Greening rye for maize crop rotations
Benefits:
- Proven population rye with quick and strong youth development
- Ideal as a winter-hardy, late sowing compatible cover crop before and after maize
- Binds up to 30 kg of nitrogen and prevents shifting of nutrients into deeper soil layers - efficient measure for water protection
- Organic matter protects against wind- and watererosion - valuable topsoil is not removed
- MATADOR improves humus balance and increases soil fertility
- Contributes to field hygiene, winter crops decompose maize stubble more easily
- Provides optimal conditions for maize sowing in spring
Included in blends: viterra® WICKROGGEN
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | + |
| Sugar beets | + |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | + |
| Legumes | + |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
Agronomic features:
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| Type of root | Tuft root |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 200 - 250 grains/m² |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 4 cm |
| Sowing period | End of September until end of October - depending on location! |
| Fertilization | No additional nitrogen fertilization necessary in autumn. MATADOR uses the remaining nitrogen in the soil. |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no plant protection required |
| Sowing method | Sowing method similar to sowing of main crop is recommended |
20.09.2018 09:35:00 // 13.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
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