viterra® Cover crop blend
MULTIKULTI
… annual feast for bees and eyes
Benefits:
- Flower blend for high biodiversity and with diverse usage
- Forms roots in different soil layers and stabilizes the soil
- Free of grasses for trouble-free growth control in the follower crop
- viterra® MULTIKULTI is an effective protection against erosion and exsiccation
- As a cover crop after WCS or cereal harvest or as border-strip green covering for maize and other crops
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 30 % Phacelia ANGELIA 17 % Persian clover 16 % Berseem clover 13 % White mustard GAUDI 13 % Oil radish AGRONOM 4 % Serradella 3 % Common vetch 1 % Borage 1 % Spring forage pea 1 % Sunflower 1 % Blue lupine |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| 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
- Pollinator attractiveness
- Game cover
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 7 |
|
|
|
| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
|
|
|
| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 7 |
|
|
|
| Humus formation: | 7 |
|
|
|
| Cold- and frost resistance: | 2 |
|
|
|
| Drought tolerance: | 6 |
|
|
|
| Type of root | Tuft root + Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 180 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 25 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 4 cm |
| Sowing period | Early April until late August |
| Fertilization | Only organic fertilizers are permitted regarding EFA-compliance (except sewage sludge). |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences |
04.04.2023 16:06:57 // 24.00
