Suitable for late sowing dates and also for biofumigation
Benefits:
- Good soil erosion protection especially in combination with mulch sowing of the following crop
- High amounts of glucosinolates in the leaves and grains allow use as biofumigation for the control of soil-borne diseases
- Works well for late sowings
- The seed of ENERGY is mixed colored
- ENERGY has high tolerance to drought and freezes off safely
- Provides valuable humus for a biological activation of the soil
Included in blends: viterra® BIOFUMIGATION, viterra® SCHNELLGRÜN, viterra® SCHNELLGRÜN LEGUMINOSENFREI
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Initial mass formation:
|
5
|
|
| Tendency to flower:
|
5
|
|
| Stiffness:
|
7
|
|
bad / early / short / low good / late / long / high
|
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | |
| Sugar beets | |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | ++ |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended |
Usage:
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Pollinator attractiveness
- Green manure
- Biofumigation
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression:
|
7
|
|
| Protection against erosion:
|
6
|
|
| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation:
|
7
|
|
| Humus formation:
|
6
|
|
| Cold- and frost resistance:
|
1
|
|
| Drought tolerance:
|
8
|
|
bad / early / short / low
good / late / long / high
|
| Type of root | Tuft root with strong main root |
| Rooting depth | 120 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate |
10 – 15 kg/ha
|
| Sowing depth |
2 – 3 cm
|
| Sowing period |
August until September for cover crop use
|
| Fertilization |
40 - 60 kg N/ha
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| Crop protection |
Usually there is no plant protection required
|
| Sowing method |
Low requirements, from spreader to drill seed
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20.09.2018 09:22:33 // 9.00
- Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
