Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Yellow Mustard
Brassicas
Features
- A cool-season plant with good resistance to first frosts
- Inexpensive seed for end-of-season plating
- Makes good use of farmyard manures
Seeding rate
- 7 to 9 lb/acre or 8 to 10 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -7°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Brown or Oriental Mustard
Brassicas
Features
- Higher glucosinolate content, can be used for biofumigation
- Grows slowly after planting and flowers later
Seeding rate
- 1.8 to 3.5 lb/acre or 2 to 4 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -7°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Forage Radish
Brassicas
Features
- Improves soil aeration, root grows above ground if soil is compacted
- Crop residues decompose quickly
- Also known as Daikon
Seeding rate
- 5 to 9 lb/acre or 6 to 10 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -10°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Oilseed Radish
Brassicas
Features
- Root system is less developed than that of forage radish
- Leafier plant
- Goes to seed rapidly
Seeding rate
- 5 to 9 lb/acre or 6 to 10 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -10°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Nematode Control Radish
Brassicas
Features
- Carwoodi radish releases a biochemical that induces hatching of cyst nematode eggs; nematodes then attach to the radish roots but are unable to adequately fee, and so either die or are unable to reproduce
- High levels of glucosinolates for biofumigation purposes
Seeding rate
- 6 to 11 lb/acre or 7 to 12 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -7°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Forage Turnip
Brassicas
Features
- Biennial plant, can occasionally overwinter
- Ability to capture large quantities of nitrogen
- More tolerant of cold temperatures than radish
Seeding rate
- 5 to 9 lb/acre or 6 to 10 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -15°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Forage Kale
Brassicas
Features
- Biennial plant, can occasionally overwinter
- Excellent resistance to cold temperatures
Seeding rate
- 3.5 to 4.5 lb/acre or 4 to 5 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -15°C
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Updated 7/10/2024
Cover Crops and Intercrops Brassicas
Brassica
Brassicas
Features
- Generally, a Mixe of kake and rapeseed (Brassica Napus)
- Lower-cost Mixe of brassicas
Seeding rate
- 3.5 to 4.5 lb/acre or 4 to 5 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -15°C
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