viterra® Cover crop blend
UNIVERSAL N-PLUS
Crucifer-free and nitrogen-fixing
Benefits:
- Can be used in rape crop rotations, interrupts disease cycles
- Also suitable for sites with low nitrogen availability
- Harmonious interplay between nitrogen consumers and nitrogen generators, benefiting the following crop
- Drought stress tolerant components
- viterra® UNIVERSAL N-PLUS is also available in the variants viterra® UNIVERSAL and viterra® UNIVERSAL LEGUMINOSENFREI without broad beans or without legumes at all.
Blend details:
| Seeds % : | 49 % phacelia ANGELIA 22 % bristle oat / saia oat PRATEX 8 % Common vetch ARGON 7 % bigflower clover 7 % persian clover FELIX 5 % berseem clover OTTO 2 % Spring forage pea RUBIN |
| 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
Agronomic features:
| Weed suppression: | 6 |
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| Protection against erosion: | 6 |
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| Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation: | 4 |
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| Humus formation: | 7 |
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| Cold- and frost resistance: | 2 |
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| Drought tolerance: | 8 |
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| Rooting depth | 80 cm |
| Type of root | Tuft root |
Cultivation recommendations:
| Recommended sowing rate | 35 - 40 kg/ha |
| Sowing depth | 1 - 2 cm |
| Sowing period | Early July to mid-August |
| 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 |
23.12.2022 09:34:04 // 4.00
