viterra® Cover crop blend
MULCH
… frost-susceptible blend without clover
Benefits:
- Blend with easier freezing-off oil radish COMPASS and frost-susceptible saia oat PRATEX
- Particularly recommendable for direct drilling and mulch sowing procedures, especially before maize and sugar beet
- Resulting root channels allow quick development of deep roots of maize
- Activation of beneficial organisms in the soil, loosens and ventilates the soil for ideal maize stocks
- viterra® MULCH absorbs nitrogen in winter and protects it against shift
- Saia oat promotes Mycorrhizas, which stabilize soil particles, which benefits the subsequent maize
- viterra® MULCH is especially recommended for sugar beet crop rotations
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 56 % Saia oat / Bristle oat PRATEX 44 % Oil radish COMPASS |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| Free of legumes : | yes |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | + |
| Sugar beets | ++ |
| Potatoes | + |
| Intensive crops | + |
| Legumes | + |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Protection against erosion
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 8 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
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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: | 4 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 5 |
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| Type of root | Tuft root + Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 180 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 50 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | Mid-July to early September - depending on location! Early sowing increases successfully the reduction. |
| Fertilization | An early fertilization to promote the initial development is recommended. |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences |
23.12.2022 09:35:49 // 15.00
