CELAMAU

WINTER CEREALS / PURPLE CLOVER

Trifolium incarnatum Broth.

Developed by: Semences de France, France

Registered: 2010 EU                 

List of recommended breeds in Germany. The breed is bred in the Czech Republic, Hungary, Germany and Poland. It has also been bred in Canada for 2 years.

Winter annual, early, diploid purple clover variety (fall sowing)

Great harvests

Very productive and rich in protein

Growing rapidly

The shoots are tender and very popular with animals

An early source of protein

For fodder, it is best to use it before buttoning

When sowing in spring, the dry mass yield is 4.8 t/ha

When sowing in autumn, the yield of dry mass is 5.0 t/ha

The average total annual yield is 6.1 t/ha

Resistant to diseases

Resistance to recumbency - 4 points

Winters well

Suitable for contrasting climates

Grows well in colder, hotter, and drier climates

Growth starts very early in the spring, which allows it to tolerate the neighborhood of the sedge

After harvesting early, you can sow other crops

The flowers are purple

The weight of 1000 seeds are 3-4 g

Powdery mildew resistance - 6.7 points (where 1 is very susceptible, 9 is very resistant)

Grown alone or in mixtures for early fodder

Good feed quality

Digestibility - 72.4 g/100 g

Fiber (NDF) - 35.8 g/100 g

Cellulose - 23.6 g/100 g

It is very suitable for growing together with multi-flowered sedges (biennials)

It can be used for green fodder, silage, turning dried grass into rolls, grazing

Suitable for sheep, goats, cows (mammals and dairy)

Non-flatulent (does not cause bloating)

Not suitable for horses

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here.

SOWING RATE

Recommended seeding rate when growing fodder or green fertilizer: 25-30 kg/ha (6 million sprouted seeds/ha), row spacing 12 cm.

Recommended seeding rate for seeding crops: 16-18 kg/ha (4 million sprouted seeds/ha), row spacing 20 cm. It is sown at a depth of 1-2 cm.

The recommended seeding rate when growing in a mixture with marigolds: 10-15 kg/ha purple clover CAMAURO and 15-20 kg/ha marigolds (diploid or triploid)