Vegetation cover mixture MAS4 ROT

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Presentation

• Cover and soil structure — complementarity of species
• High biomass yield — production before winter
• Cover for rotations — mixture without brassicas

Mix composition (breakdown)
48% Legumes
32% Other
20% Grasses

Detailed composition (table)
Species | Variety / Type | % by weight | Frost sensitivity
Sulla | HEDYSARUM CORONARIUM SHELLED | 22% |
Chia | SALVIA HISPANICA | 7% | -1 °C
Squarrosum clover | TRIFOLIUM SQUARROSUM | 26% | -10 °C
Phacelia | PHACELIA TANACETIFOLIA | 25% | -7 °C
Sorghum x Sudan grass | PIPER | 20% |

Element return to the next crop
Cover biomass (3t DM / 4t DM / 5t DM)
Nitrogen (kg/ha) | 39 | 45 | 65
Phosphorus (kg/ha) | 20 | 25 | 35
Potassium (kg/ha) | 95 | 120 | 135
Carbon (t/ha) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.8

Mixture effects (scale 1-9)
Biomass: 8/9
Biodiversity: 5/9
Soil structure: 7/9
Nitrogen: 6/9
Pollinator: 3/9
Ease of destruction: 6/9
Establishment speed: 7/9

Sowing & cultivation
Sowing period: Early July / Mid-August
Seeding rate: 7 - 8 kg/ha = 235 g/m²
Sowing depth: 2 cm
Early sowing after cereals or oilseed rape for biomass production before winter and easy destruction. Mixture suitable for all rotations.

Characteristics / technical specifications

• Commercial name: MAS4 COVER ROT
• Brand: MAS Seeds
• Type: Service plants for summer sowing / Biomass
• Main composition: 48% Legumes, 32% Other, 20% Grasses
• Species and percentages: Sulla 22%, Squarrosum clover 26%, Phacelia 25%, Sorghum x Sudan grass 20%, Chia 7%
• Indicated frost sensitivities: Squarrosum clover -10 °C, Phacelia -7 °C, Chia -1 °C
• Seeding rate: 7–8 kg/ha (235 g/m²)
• Sowing depth: 2 cm
• Estimated nutrient return (kg/ha) by biomass: Nitrogen 39–65, Phosphorus 20–35, Potassium 95–135
• Carbon returned: 0.4–0.8 t/ha depending on biomass
• Agronomic rating (1-9): Biomass 8, Biodiversity 5, Soil structure 7, Nitrogen 6, Pollinator 3, Ease of destruction 6, Establishment speed 7