Catch crops
ANGELIA Phacelia

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

Advantages

Striking and attractive blossom

Name addition
Phacelia
  • High yielding honey plant, can be used specifically for filling the bee forage gap
  • Particularly suitable as a blend component
  • Leaves a dark and fine-stemmed mulch layer in the spring which is easy to till and promote soil warming
  • Additional organic substance stabilizes humus content
  • Unlock organically bound phosphorus
  • ANGELIA convinced because of the modesty and high draught tolerance
  • Neutral plant for Beet Cyst Nematodes and Club root - suitable for sugar beet and oilseed rape crop rotations
Included in blends: viterra® BIENE, viterra® BIENE ECO, viterra® BIENE ECO 2.1, viterra® BODENGARE, viterra® BODENGARE ÖKO, viterra® BUNTBRACHE, viterra® DEPOT ÖKO, viterra® HORRIDO, viterra® MAIS, viterra® MAIS N-PLUS, viterra® MAIS STRUKTUR, viterra® MULTIKULTI, viterra® RAPS, viterra® RÜBENGARE, viterra® SPRINT ÖKO, viterra® TRIO, viterra® UNIVERSAL, viterra® UNIVERSAL LEGUMINOSENFREI, viterra® UNIVERSAL N-PLUS

General description


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

Classification Bundessortenamt
Initial mass formation
Tendency to flower
Stiffness

Agronomic features
Weed suppression
Protection against erosion
Ground water protection / Nitrogen conservation
Humus formation
Cold- and frost resistance
Drought tolerance
Budding ability
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
10 - 12 kg/ha
Sowing depth
2 cm
Sowing period
April to September - depending on location!
Fertilization
40 - 60 kg N/ha
Crop protection
Usually there is no plant protection required
Sowing method
Drill seeds in a dry, finely crumbled seedbed

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.