White mustard
SIGMA
Conventional white mustard for soil improvement
Benefits:
- Highest score in the weed competition in the Austrian Variety List
- The strong and leafy development from SIGMA supports the soil tilth and protects against erosion
- Valuable organic mass promotes humus balance and conserves nutrients during winter
- Intensive rooting activates the soil life and improves the water and air balance of the soil
- Late flowering for a long vegetative phase - low risk of seed maturity
- Assured freezing off allows untroubled mulch sowing
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Initial mass formation: | 6 |
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| Tendency to flower: | 4 |
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| Stiffness: | 7 |
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Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | |
| Sugar beets | |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Mulch sowing
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 7 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 6 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 7 |
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| Humus formation: | 5 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 1 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 8 |
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| Type of root | Tuft root with strong main root |
| Rooting depth | 120 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 15 - 20 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | August to September - depending on location! |
| Fertilization | 40 - 60 kg N/ha |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no plant protection required |
| Sowing method | Low demands on sowing methods: from spreader to drills seed |
20.09.2018 09:46:56 // 11.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
