Viterra®
viterra® UNTERSAAT KLEE PLUS viterra® Cover crop blend

Green manure, Humus formation, Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation, Protection against erosion, Nitrogen fixation

Advantages

Gras-clover undersowing for cereals

  • Very rapid soil cover after harvest for reliable erosion control
  • Good weed suppression due to dense sward
  • High nitrogen fixation for the following crops
  • Grazing or cutting possible
  • Good winter hardiness for long-lasting use possibilities
  • Much underground mass stabilises the soil structure
  • High root performance of ryegrass and good nitrogen fixation of clover promote humus formation and carbon sequestration (carbon farming).
  • Also suitable as green manure or green fallow

Blend details
Seeds %
71 % Perennial ryegrass
29 % White clover
Free of crucifers
Yes
Free of legumes
No
Free of grass
No
Winter hardy
Yes

General description


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

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

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

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
15 kg/ha (undersowing), 40 kg/ha (pure stand)
Sowing depth
1 - 2 cm
Sowing period
Undersowing in summer cereals: 2-leaf stage until approx. 2 weeks before row closure, Undersowing in winter cereals: from the last frost onwards
Fertilization
Only organic fertilisers are permissible within the scope of greening 
Legume content: <30 seed-%, 7 weight-%
Crop protection
according to main crop
Sowing method
With pneumatic spreader in standing crop or harrowing

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.