viterra® Cover crop blend
UNIVERSAL
... free of crucifers and early growing
Benefits:
- Being free of crucifers, viterra® UNIVERSAL can also be used in oilseed rape crop rotations
- Universally usable due to drought stress tolerance components
- Quick shadowing preserves tilth and suppresses weed
- Binds remaining nitrogen in the ground and other nutrients in zones close to the roots
- viterra® UNIVERSAL increases biodiversity and interrupts diseases’ life cycles
- Phacelia and clover blossom attracts many insects
- viterra® UNIVERSAL is especially recommended for oilseed rape crop rotations
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 49 % phacelia ANGELIA 27 % bristle oat / saia oat PRATEX 14 % bigflower clover 5 % berseem clover OTTO 5 % persian clover FELIX |
| Free of crucifers : | yes |
| Free of legumes : | no |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | + |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | ++ |
| Sugar beets | + |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | |
| Legumes | |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Nitrogen fixation
- Mulch sowing
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 7 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 5 |
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| Humus formation: | 5 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 2 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 8 |
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| Type of root | Tuft root |
| Rooting depth | 80 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 25 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 3 cm |
| Sowing period | Early July to early September - depending on location! |
| 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 |
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