COVER CROP FOR VINE- SUPPLIES NITROGEN FOR VINEYARDS — via fava bean and clover
- STRUCTURES AND PROTECTS THE SOIL
- HIGH BIOMASS PRODUCTION — complementarity of species
Categories- Service plants for vine
- Annual
Mixture composition- 32% Legumes
- 53% Grasses
- 15% Brassicas
Species tableSpecies | Variety / Type | % by weight | Seeds/m² at min density | Frost sensitivity
Fava bean | CHIARO DI TORRELAMA | 20% | 60 | -8 °C
Black oat | AVENA STRIGOSA LATE | 33% | 130 | -10 °C
Daikon radish | RAPHANUS SATIVUS DAIKON | 15% | 54 | -7 °C
Rye | SECALE CEREALE MID EARLY | 20% | 10 | -15 °C
Crimson clover | TRIFOLIUM INCARNATUM | 12% | 205 | -15 °C
Sowing & cultivationSowing period: Mid August
Sowing rate: 25 - 30 kg/ha
Sowing depth: 1 cm
Duration: Annual
Note: Ideal sowing in spring or late summer
Features / technical specifications- Purpose: cover crop for vine, nitrogen supply, soil protection and structuring, high biomass production
- Overall composition: 32% Legumes / 53% Grasses / 15% Brassicas
- Species and varieties (with % weight, minimum density and frost sensitivity): see species table above
- Recommended sowing rate: 25 - 30 kg/ha
- Recommended sowing depth: 1 cm
- Recommended sowing period: Mid August (ideal in spring or late summer)
- Duration: Annual