viterra® Cover crop blend
MAIS
... fast-growing blend without legumes
Benefits:
- Quick ground coverage with a mix of oil radish SILETINA, saia oat PRATEX, phacelia ANGELIA and sunflower
- Dense rooting and stabilization of soil structure due to a combination of deep- and shallow-rooters
- Root canals created by viterra® MAIS facilitate deep rooting of maize
- Saia oat supports mycorrhizas, which stabilize the soil, thereby benefiting subsequent maize
- Nutrients are bound and are available for maize during the main growth phase
- Improved image through sunflower and phacelia blossom
- viterra® MAIS is especially recommended for maize crop rotations
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 40 % phacelia ANGELIA 27 % oil radish SILETINA 18 % bristle oat / saia oat PRATEX 9 % linseed JULIET 5 % common sorghum |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| Free of legumes : | yes |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | ++ |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | |
| Sugar beets | |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | |
| 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: | 8 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 9 |
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| Humus formation: | 8 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 4 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 7 |
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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 | Mid-July to late 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 |
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