viterra® Cover crop blend
HORRIDO
… biennial gameland blend
Benefits:
- Suitable for all native ground game species
- Blossoms are a magnet for numerous insects
- Tasty corn grazing for feathered game
- Winter-hardy components offer grazing and coverage for rabbits, roe deer and other ground game species in winter during frost
- viterra® HORRIDO is EFA-compliant in Germany for organic priority areas
- Cropping tip: sow parts of the areas with double grain distance in order to create attractive space for pheasants and partridges
Blend details:
| Weight % : |
27 % perennial forest rye 25 % buckwheat 10 % bristle oat / saia oat 6 % serradella / common birdsfoot 6 % Sunflower 4 % Winter vetch 3 % berseem clover 3 % Winter forage rape 3 % Wilde Malve 2.5 % persian clover FELIX 2 % red clover 2 % lucern |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| Free of legumes : | no |
| Winter hardy : | yes |
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
- Pollinator attractiveness
- Game cover
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 6 |
| Protection against erosion: | 8 |
| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 6 |
| Humus formation: | 7 |
| Cold- and frost resistance: | 8 |
| Drought tolerance: | 6 |
| Type of root | Tuft root + Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 160 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 30 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | March to End of July |
| Fertilization | An early fertilization to promote the initial development is recommended. |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Drilling secures a good field emergence. |
04.01.2023 16:31:34 // 20.00
