Vegetation cover mixture MAS4 INNOV

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Overview
THE AGRONOMIC COVER CROP FOR EARLY TO MID-EARLY SOWING, EASY TO DESTROY

• SOIL COVER AND STRUCTURE : Complementary species
• HIGH BIOMASS YIELD : + 3 t DM before winter
• EASY DESTRUCTION

Mix composition
75% Misc.; 8% Brassicaceae; 17% Fabaceae
Species | Variety / Type | % by weight | No. seeds/m² at min density | Frost sensitivity
Sunflower | HELIANTHUS ANNUUS | 25% | 3 | -2 °C
Brown mustard | BRASSICA JUNCEA LATE | 8% | 21 | -5 °C
Buckwheat | FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM | 20% | 6 | -2 °C
Sulla | HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM SHELLED | 17% | 29 |
Phacelia | PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA | 30% | 118 | -7 °C

Nutrient return to the following crop
Cover crop biomass | 3 t DM | 4 t DM | 5 t DM
Nitrogen (kg/ha) | 45 | 55 | 70
Phosphorus (kg/ha) | 15 | 20 | 25
Potassium (kg/ha) | 100 | 135 | 170
Carbon (t/ha) | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.7

Mix effects

• Biomass : 9 / 9
• Biodiversity : 6 / 9
• Soil structure : 9 / 9
• Nitrogen : 6 / 9
• Pollinator : 6 / 9
• Ease of destruction : 6 / 9
• Establishment speed : 8 / 9

Sowing & crop management

• Sowing period : Mid-August / End of September
• Sowing rate : 7 - 8 kg/ha = 160 g/m²
• Sowing depth : 1 - 2 cm
• Destroy one month before the main crop

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Commercial name : MAS4 COVER INNOV
• Brand : MAS Seeds
• Type : Agronomic cover crop for early to mid-early sowing
• Agronomic objectives : soil cover, biomass, soil structure improvement, easy destruction
• Detailed composition (per species with % weight and minimum density) : Sunflower (HELIANTHUS ANNUUS) 25% - 3 seeds/m² - frost tolerance -2 °C; Brown mustard (BRASSICA JUNCEA LATE) 8% - 21 seeds/m² - frost tolerance -5 °C; Buckwheat (FAGOPYRUM ESCULENTUM) 20% - 6 seeds/m² - frost tolerance -2 °C; Sulla (HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM SHELLED) 17% - 29 seeds/m²; Phacelia (PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA) 30% - 118 seeds/m² - frost tolerance -7 °C
• Nutrient return (kg/ha or t/ha depending on element) according to harvested biomass : Nitrogen 45/55/70 (3/4/5 t DM), Phosphorus 15/20/25, Potassium 100/135/170, Carbon 0.4/0.5/0.7 (t/ha)
• Recommended sowing rate : 7 - 8 kg/ha (≈ 160 g/m²)
• Recommended sowing depth : 1 - 2 cm
• Recommended destruction timing : one month before the main crop