viterra® Cover crop blend
DEPOT ÖKO
... the nutrients store
Benefits:
- Vigorously growing plants take up nutrients, store them over winter and provide them to the following crop
- Efficient weed suppression through fast initial development
- Excellent rooting of the soil by plants with deep and shallow root systems, stabilizes the soil structure and improves soil infiltration
- viterra® DEPOT ÖKO is especially suitable for crop rotation with legumes as main crop
Blend details:
| Weight % : | 45 % Saia oat / Bristle oat PRATEX 23 % Oil radish SILETINA 15 % White mustard 12 % Phacelia ANGELIA 5 % Sunflower |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| Free of legumes : | yes |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | |
| Sugar beets | |
| Potatoes | |
| Legumes | ++ |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
- Protection against erosion
- Mulch sowing
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 8 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 8 |
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| Humus formation: | 8 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 3 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 6 |
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| Type of root | Tuft root + Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 180 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 25 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | End of July to the end of August - depending on location! |
| Fertilization | An early fertilization to promote the initial development is recommended. |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences |
04.01.2023 16:36:20 // 13.00
