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Compactly growing catch crop for mixtures

Vorteile:

  • ARGON impresses with its vigorous, compact growth and as a reliable protein supplier
  • Multiple uses possible: for green manure, as bee pasture, for forage as green fodder and for grazing
  • Can grow regardless of soil nitrogen levels and also provides mixing partners with this nutrient for growth
  • Valued mixing partner in non-winter-hardy mixtures
  • Good pre-crop effect due to easily decomposable residues after winter
  • Visually striking flower and important nectar source for wild bees

Sorteneigenschaften:

(nach offiziellen Prüfungen oder in Anlehnung an das Bundessortenamt)

Initial mass formation: 5
Stiffness: 5
Start flowering: 5
Plant height: 4

schlecht / früh / kurz / gering
gut / spät / lang / hoch

Fruchtfolgeeignung:

Maize++
Cereals++
Oilseed rape++
Sugar beets+
Potatoes+
Intensive crops+
+ geeignet / ++ besonders empfohlen

Nutzung:

  • Humus formation
  • Protection against erosion
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Pollinator attractiveness
  • Green manure
  • Biogas- and fodder production

Agronomische Merkmale:

Weed suppression: 9
Cold- and frost resistance: 4
schlecht / früh / kurz / gering
gut / spät / lang / hoch
Type of rootTuft root
Rooting depth60 cm

Anbauempfehlungen:

Recommended sowing rate 100 - 130 kg/ha
Sowing depth 3 - 5 cm
Sowing period July until mid of September
Fertilization Usually not necessary in catch crop cultivation
Crop protection Usually not necessary in catch crop cultivation
Sowing method Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences

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