viterra® Cover crop blend
BODENGARE
... high share of legumes for better soil fertility
Benefits:
- Promotes tilth, revegetation and crumb formation for increased soil fertility, free of grasses
- viterra® BODENGARE is suitable for cover cropping for soil regeneration after very early harvest, very little seed formation
- Consistent tilth supports flow of air and water and prevents slurry seal coating
- Enriches plant community and habitat for insects and beneficial organisms
- Collects additional nitrogen due to high share of legumes
- Free of crucifers, therefore especially suitable for oilseed rape crop rotation
- viterra® BODENGARE is also available as an organic - mixtures
Blend details:
| Seeds % : |
34 % phacelia ANGELIA 22 % bigflower clover 22 % persian clover FELIX 8 % berseem clover OTTO 5 % common sorghum 5 % Common vetch NEON 2 % Spring forage pea 1 % blue lupin ILDIGO |
| Free of crucifers : | yes |
| Free of legumes : | no |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | ++ |
| Oilseed rape | ++ |
| Sugar beets | + |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | |
| Legumes | |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- No multiplication of beet cyst nematodes
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Nitrogen fixation
- Mulch sowing
- Pollinator attractiveness
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 5 |
| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 6 |
| Humus formation: | 6 |
| Cold- and frost resistance: | 2 |
| Drought tolerance: | 6 |
| Type of root | Tuft root + Tap root |
| Rooting depth | 150 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 50 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 2 - 3 cm |
| Sowing period | Mid-June to mid-August - depending on location! |
| Fertilization | Due to the high legume content, fertilisation is not necessary. |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Drill sowing ensure high crop emergences |
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