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Catch crops
OTEX Saia oat / Bristle oat
Advantages
Cover crop with strong early development
Name addition
Saia oat / Bristle oat
- Flexible use - for green manure as well as for forage production
- Rapid soil covering for effective weed suppression
- Additional organic matter for the activation of useful soil microorganisms
- Intensive rooting promotes soil fertility and protects against erosion
- Good stability for easy harvest before winter
- OTEX is not winter hardy
- Optimal in crop rotations with Maize, Oil seed rape and Potatoes
General description
General description
| - - - - | - - - | - - | - | 0 | + | + + | + + + | + + + + |
---- = very low resistance/early/short, ++++ = very high resistance/late/long
Classification Bundessortenamt
Initial mass formation
Stiffness
Ground coverage
Plant height
Dry matter yield
Agronomic features
Weed suppression
Protection against erosion
Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
Humus formation
Cold- and frost resistance
Drought tolerance
Type of root
Tuft root
Rooting depth
80 cm
Breeder
P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
All variety descriptions have been prepared in accordance to the best of our knowledge, considering trial results and observations. A guarantee or a liability in individual cases is not possible, because the growth conditions are subject to substantial fluctuations.
Cultivation
Crop rotation suitability
Maize
++
Cereals
+
Oilseed rape
++
Sugar beets
++
Potatoes
++
Intensive crops
++
Legumes
+
Cultivation recommendations
Recommended sowing rate
Erosion protection: 25 - 50 kg/ha, Biomass production: 50-125 kg/ha
Sowing depth
2 - 4 cm
Sowing period
July until September - depending on location!
Fertilization
30 - 60 kg N/ha for cover crop, 60 - 120 kg N/ha for biomass production
Crop protection
Usually there is no plant protection required
Sowing method
Drill seed is recommended
Breeder
P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH
All variety descriptions have been prepared in accordance to the best of our knowledge, considering trial results and observations. A guarantee or a liability in individual cases is not possible, because the growth conditions are subject to substantial fluctuations.