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Grasses
Grasses contribute to the soil's carbon reserves. Their dense, fasciculate root system, which develops in depth, allows the recycling of nutrients.
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Fall Cereals
Graminées
Features
- Primarily rye
- Seeded in spring, they provide lasting soil coverage without heading out
- Seed in fall for live plant cover over the winter
- Can be rolle flat or chemically terminated in spring for no-till seeding
- Take note that a terminated fall rye cover crop has an allelopathic effect on corn
Seeding rate
- 67 to 134 lb/acre or 75 to 150 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -15°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Italian Ryegrass
Graminées
Features
- Extremely dense root system throughout the soil profile
- Good shade tolerance
- Seed early when intercropping with cord (V4-V5)
- Grows best in fine- to medium-textured soils
- Annual crop (westerwold or alternative): Heads the same year as planted, can grow to a height of 40 to 80 cm
- Biennial crop (Italian or non-alternative): Leafy plant that heads the year after planting, can grow to a height of 40 cm
Seeding rate
- 13 to 18 lb/acre or 15 to 20 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -8°C to -15°C
Graminées de saison chaude
Nos graminées de saison chaude sont des plantes tropicales qui nécessitent une longue saison de croissance et beaucoup de chaleur. Elles offrent un départ lent, mais une croissance agressive en saison.
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Forage Pearl Millet
Graminées de saison chaude
Features
- Reduces the incidence of verticillium wilt in potatoes as nematode reproduction is limited on millet
- Grows best in light soils and tolerates acidity
Seeding rate
- 9 to 13 lb/acre or 10 to 15 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -1°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Japanese Millet
Graminées de saison chaude
Features
- Shorter, leafier plants than warm-season grasses described above
- More flexible as to nitrogen requirements
- Best suited to colder regions (2 300 CHU)
Seeding rate
- 18 to 22 lb/acre or 20 to 25 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -1°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Sorghum-Sudangrass
Graminées de saison chaude
Features
- Hybrid between grain Sorghum and sudangrass
- Multi-cut grass
- Excellent biomass potential, can grow to a height of 10 ft.
Seeding rate
- 27 to 31 lb/acre or 30 to 35 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -1°C
Cover Crops and Intercrops Grasses (Cover Crops and Intercrops)
Sudangrass
Graminées de saison chaude
Features
- Best suited to colder region (2 300 CHU)
- Flatter and finer stemmed than Sorghum-sudangrass
- Multi-cut grass
Seeding rate
- 13 to 22 lb/acre or 15 to 25 kg/ha
Frost tolerance
- -1°C
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