viterra® Cover crop blend
RÜBENGARE
... the versatile beet blend
Benefits:
- No multiplication of beet cyst nematodes
- Intensive root penetration of the upper soil through complementary root shapes of deep, flat and cordate rooting plants
- Can be sown by broadcasting, phacelia seeds are pelleted so can be scattered to germinate in the dark
- Provides easily digestible organic material to activate and strengthen soil life
- Reliably freezes off so that dead plant matter protects soil from wind and water erosion over winter
- Creates optimal conditions for sugar beet mulch seeding
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 49 % Phacelia ANGELIA 14 % Saia oat / Bristle oat PRATEX 14 % Berseem clover OTTO 13 % White mustard VERDI 8 % Common vetch NEON 2 % Spring forage pea RUBIN |
| Free of crucifers : | no |
| Free of legumes : | no |
| Winter hardy : | no |
Crop rotation suitability:
| Maize | + |
| Cereals | + |
| Oilseed rape | |
| Sugar beets | ++ |
| Potatoes | |
| Intensive crops | |
| Legumes | |
| + suitable / ++ strongly recommended | |
Usage:
- Green manure
- Humus formation
- Protection against erosion
- Nitrogen fixation
- Mulch sowing
- No multiplication of beet cyst nematodes
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 7 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 7 |
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| Humus formation: | 8 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 2 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 7 |
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| Rooting depth | 120 cm |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 30 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | July to early September |
| Fertilization | According to country-specific regulations |
| Crop protection | Usually there is no crop protection required |
| Sowing method | Sowing with centrifugal broadcaster is possible |
23.12.2022 09:36:12 // 11.00
