Cover crops ref. 1220

Colza cover

Promotes nitrogen supply.

  • TypeCover mixture
  • CompositionMixture
  • Sowing periodSummer
  • UseNitrogen
  • UseSoil cover

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Characteristics

  • Prevents weeds.
  • Prevents flea beetle and cabbage stem flea beetle damage immediately after emergence by disrupting the scent and visual recognition of these pest insects.
  • Improves nitrogen nutrition and rapeseed performance without yield loss.
  • Colza Cover freezes during winter.
  • Sowing rapeseed with a legume mixture promotes nitrogen supply, prevents weeds and limits damage caused by insects such as flea beetles and weevils.

Sowing info

  1. January
  2. February
  3. March
  4. April
  5. May
  6. June
  7. July
  8. August — Sowing possible
  9. September — Sowing possible
  10. October
  11. November
  12. December

August, September (first half)

Sowing density

1 unit/ha (1 unit= 16 kg)

Packaging

16 kg

Composition

species %
Lentils63%
Berseem clover37%