Roots and Greening PDF Booklet

FORAGE RYE: CATCH CROP POST MAIZE

A very good nutrient scavenger from deep within the soil profile due to its penetrating tap root. With its vertical and lateral rooting, oil radish enhances soil An excellent catch crop post maize due to its winter hardiness and early vigour thus reducing soil erosion and nutrient leeching on prone maize stubble soils. This product has a very flexible end use which could be zero grazed, baled or clamped • Tolerates a range of conditions over winter • Sowing rate: 25 - 50 kg/acre

OIL RADISH

structure as well as enriching soil humus • Some varieties are nematode resistant • Excellent speed of growth • Sowing Rate: 5kg/acre

DAIKON TILLAGE RADISH

This soil conditioner produces a long aggressive tap root, excellent for breaking up compaction deep within the soil profile, thus improving drainage and air movement, reducing waterlogging • Captures and stores nutrients from deep within the soil profile • Club root tolerant • A rapid growth habit during the autumn • Sowing Rate: 5kg/acre A relativity inexpensive and highly versatile cover crop, either sown alone or in a mix • Rapid establishment during the autumn • Excellent biomass yield in a short period of time • White mustard has poor frost tolerance • Brown mustard has bio fumigation properties and is more winter hardy • Sowing Rate: 5 kg/acre

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