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viterra® Cover crop blend

BEISAAT RAPS FEIN

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... company crop for high-yielding canola production

Benefits:

  • Supports the vitality of the canola and optimises the nutrient dynamics.
  • The fine-seeded legumes support the nitrogen supply
  • viterra® BEISAAT FEIN reduces weed pressure in the crop and distracts pests (cabbage fly, rapeseed flea)
  • viterra® BEISAAT FEIN is not winter-hardy
  • Remaining mulch provides erosion control and frost protection for the main crop
  • Soil life also benefits from viterra® BEISAAT FEIN

Blend details:

Seeds % : 50 % bigflower clover
23 % fenugreek
21 % berseem clover OTTO
6 % 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: 8
Protection against erosion: 8
Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: 5
Humus formation: 6
Cold- and frost resistance: 2
Drought tolerance: 5
bad / early / short / low
good / late / long / high
Type of root Tuft root
Rooting depth 60 cm

Cultivation recommendations:

Recommended sowing rate 10 - 15 kg/ha
Sowing depth 1 - 2 cm
Sowing period Together with rapeseed sowing (two-tank system) or shortly before
Fertilization Large amounts of atmospheric nitrogen are fixed, which can reduce the nitrogen fertiliser requirement of the main crop.
Crop protection Pflanzenschutzanwendung gemäß der Hauptfrucht - Anbauanleitung im Downloadcenter
Sowing method Drill sowing recommended

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