Oil radish
AKIRO
Low requirerments to location and sowing periode
Benefits:
- Quick initial development for a strong populations, even during short growing seasons and by late sowing dates
- AKIRO is highly competitive against weeds
- Valuable organic mass binds nutrients, promotes the humus formation and protects against erosion
- Stores nutrients during winter and this protects the groundwater
- Intensive rooting improves the water- and air balance of the soil and activates the soil life
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Initial mass formation: | 7 |
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| Tendency to flower: | 6 |
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| Stiffness: | 6 |
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Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | + |
| Sugar beets | |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | + |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Mulch sowing
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- 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 | 18 - 25 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 3 cm |
| Sowing period | Early August to early September - depending on location! |
| 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. |
30.06.2021 14:40:10 // 13.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
