Viterra®
viterra® RÜBENGARE viterra® Cover crop blend

Green manure, Humus formation, Protection against erosion, Nitrogen fixation, Mulch sowing

Advantages

... the versatile beet blend

  • 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 %
14 % Berseem clover OTTO
13 % White mustard VERDI
49 % Phacelia ANGELIA
14 % Saia oat / Bristle oat PRATEX
2 % Spring forage pea RUBIN
8 % Common vetch NEON
Free of crucifers
No
Free of legumes
No
Free of grass
No
Winter hardy
No

General description


 General description
- - - - - - - - - - 0 + + + + + + + + + +

---- = very low resistance/early/short, ++++ = very high resistance/late/long

Agronomic features
Weed suppression
Protection against erosion
Humus formation
Cold- and frost resistance
Drought tolerance
Rooting depth
120 cm

Representative
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
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

Representative
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.