Winter rye
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High-yielding and stable Winter Forage Rye
Benefits:
- high dry matter yield, especially in South Germany and Austria
- good stem stability enables fast and uncomplicated mowing for tidy and clean animal fodder
- high feed quality
- good soil protection and erosion control over winter
- efficient recycling of nutrients
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Dry matter yield: | 5 |
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| Dry matter content: | 5 |
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| Mass formation after beginning of vegetation: | 5 |
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| Stiffness: | 7 |
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| Plant height: | 4 |
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Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | ++ |
| Sugar beets | + |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | ++ |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Biogas- and fodder production
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 7 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 8 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 7 |
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| Humus formation: | 7 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 9 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 5 |
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| Type of root | Tuft root |
| Rooting depth | 80 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | Cover crop: 200 grains/m²; Feed use: early 250 grains/m², normal 320 grains/m², late 400 grains/m² |
| Sowing depth | 2-4 cm |
| Sowing period | Early September until late October - depending on location! |
| Fertilization | 40 - 100 kg N/ha |
| Crop protection | No need for herbicide and fungicide measures when used for green cutting. Growth control when required in bolting |
| Sowing method | Seed drilling secures high field rises |
03.08.2023 13:46:38 // 9.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
