Nematode resistant Oil radish
MERKUR
For fast greening and nematode control
Benefits:
- Beet Cyst Nematode control at a high level, up to 90% reduction of Heterodera schachtii (resistance level 2)
- MERKUR is resistant to Meloidogyne chitwoodi (officially tested in the Netherlands)
- Rapid, healthy initial development with rapid soil coverage ensures effective weed suppression and good tilth formation
- Widely branched and deep root system with low tendency to radish formation
- Nutrients are conserved during winter and protected from being shifted into rootless soil layers
- MERKUR is ideally suited as a cover crop before sugar beet and potatoes
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Initial mass formation: | 7 |
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| Tendency to flower: | 4 |
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| Stiffness: | 8 |
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| Resistance against Heterodera schachtii: | Resistance level: 2 |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | + |
| Sugar beets | ++ |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | + |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Reduction of Beet Cyst Nematodes
- Green manure
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Mulch sowing
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Biogas- and fodder production
- Biofumigation
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 9 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 8 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 8 |
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| Humus formation: | 8 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 5 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 7 |
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| Type of root | Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 180 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 25 - 30 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 3 cm |
| Sowing period | July until middle of August - depending on location! Early sowing for succesful nematode control. |
| Fertilization | 40 - 60 kg N/ha |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no plant protection required. |
| Sowing method | In order to gain a fast and even development of the oil radish plants, drilling after careful soil preparation is recommended. |
20.09.2018 09:36:00 // 2.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
