Spring rye
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A tough Population rye
Benefits:
- Use as main crop for grain harvest or as second crop for whole crop silage
- Strong development even on light and poor locations
- Rapid and high green matter yields as pure seed or in blends with legumes for the production of additional biomass for biogas plants
- As cover crop in summer for nitrogen conservation, humus formation and improvement of soil fertility and structure
- Comparatively high crude protein contents
- OVID has a special suitability for organic farming
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Grain yield: | 5 |
| Dry matter yield: | 5 |
| Grains per ear: | 5 |
| Crop density: | 5 |
| Ear emergence: | 5 |
| Maturity: | 5 |
| Stiffness: | 4 |
| Plant height: | 5 |
Usage:
- Grain use
- Biogas- and fodder production
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | Grain use: 220 - 380 grains/m², Cover crop: 380 - 450 grains/m² |
| Sowing depth | 2 cm |
| Sowing period | Grain harvest: January - April, Cover crop: July - August |
| Fertilization | Up to 100 kg N/ha included mineralized nitrogen |
| Crop protection | If necessary, fungicide application with a focus on rust |
| Sowing method | Drill sowing after careful cultivation |
02.09.2022 16:10:56 // 14.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
