Spring forage pea
RUBIN
For summer crop cultivation
Benefits:
- RUBIN is a green forage pea variety which combines rapid development and good ground cover with high green- and drymatter yield
- The variety is a Normal-Leave Type with good stiffness and good competition against weeds
- Rapid development in the beginning with good weed suppression
- Strong and medium tall single plants with medium flowering time
- Can be used as a pure crop for green fodder and silage and as a valuable partner in forage and greening blends
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Initial mass formation: | 6 |
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| Tendency to flower: | 5 |
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| Dry matter yield: | 7 |
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Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | ++ |
| Sugar beets | + |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | + |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Nitrogen fixation
- Green manure
- Biogas- and fodder production
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 6 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 5 |
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| Humus formation: | 6 |
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Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | Pure crop: 80-100 germ. Koe / m² |
| Sowing depth | 4-6 cm, depending on soil type |
| Sowing period | From the beginning of April, wait for optimal soil condition |
| Fertilization | P, K and micronutrients if necessary No Nitrogen fertilization needed |
| Crop protection | Pre- and post-emergence herbicide applications possible |
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