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Winter forage rape

EMERALD

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Tasty with high fodder value

Benefits:

  • Protects actively against erosion and promotes the soil tilth formation
  • EMERALD has a high sowing flexibility, from July to Septmeber
  • Protein-rich and highly digestible fodder
  • Fast-growing and leaf-rich for the formation of valuable and high-yielding green matter
  • For pasture, fresh fodder and silage
  • Intense, finely branched roots improve the soil structure and soil fertility
  • Effective nitrogen conservation for water protection

Variety characteristics:

(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)

Dry matter yield: 7
Initial mass formation: 7
Tendency to flower: 1

bad / early / short / low
good / late / long / high

Crop rotation suitability:

Maize ++
Cereals ++
Oilseed rape
Sugar beets +
Potatoes +
Intensive crops
Legumes +
+ suitable / ++ strongly recommended

Usage:

  • Green manure
  • Biogas- and fodder production
  • Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
  • Protection against erosion
  • Humus formation
  • Game cover

Agronomic features:

Weed suppression: 9
Protection against erosion: 8
Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: 9
Humus formation: 7
Cold- and frost resistance: 9
Drought tolerance: 3
bad / early / short / low
good / late / long / high
Type of root Tap root
Rooting depth 120 cm

Cultivation recommendations:

Recommended sowing rate Feed production 10 kg/ha, Green manure 20 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 - 2 cm
Sowing period July to September - depending on location!
Fertilization 60-100 kg N/ha, Liquid green manure can be applied both before sowing and in hand high stock
Crop protection Usually there is no plant protection required
Sowing method Drill seed is recommended

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