Spring protein pea
HELIUM
Yields on top of the world!
Benefits:
- Semi-leafless variety with high biomass production
- Very high protein content combined with top biomass yield
- Fast development with good ground cover - excellent weed suppression
- High seed yield - also suitable for grain usage
- High fodder value
- Especially suited for silage blends
Variety characteristics:
(Officially confirmed or respectively in line with Bundessortenamt)
| Stiffness: | 7 |
| Maturity: | 4 |
| Grain yield: | 8 |
| Protein content: | 6 |
| Protein yield: | 6 |
| Foliage yield: | 8 |
| Start flowering: | 5 |
| Plant height: | 7 |
Usage:
- Grain use
- Suitable for human and animal nutrition
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 60 - 80 grains/m² |
| Sowing depth | 4 - 6 cm; good water supply essential |
| Sowing period | Middle of March to end of April |
| Fertilization | No N-fertilization necessary. Depending on the nutrient content of the soil and nutrient extraction 40-60 kg P₂O₅/ha, 100-130 kg K₂O/ha and about 20-50 kg MgO/ha are advised. |
| Crop protection | Use herbicides during pre-emergence or mechanically hoe or harrow the field for weed control. Post-emergence herbicide application specifically against grasses is possible. When considering usage of fungizides and insecticides mind the damage threshhold. |
| Sowing method | Single or double row spacing is beneficial for the yield; if necessary roll after sowing |
| Harvest | At harvest pods and stems should be brown, the grains hard. Optimal moisture for harvesting 14-16%. Use protective setting fo threshing to avoid broken grains and micro cracks. |
| Cultivation | This cultivation advice is for the grain usage of HELIUM. When used in silage blends please follow the advice of the specific blend. |
06.06.2023 14:46:37 // 2.00 - Breeder: P. H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
