CELDELA

SMALL GRAIN LEGUMES / SERRADELLA

Ornithopus sativus Broth.

Small annual semi-erect herb adapted to moist sandy soils and cooler climates

Persists well under continuous grazing

Very well suited for green manure on the sandier soils

Tolerant of infertile, acid soils

Do not tolerate droughts

Flowers for a long period

May be sown alone or included as a component of a temperate grass (ryegrass, fescue) and legume (clover) pasture mixture

Suits for sheep and cattle

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam.

SOWING RATE

Recommended sowing rate when growing pure crop for fodder or green manure: 40-50 kg/ha

Recommended sowing rate when growing with oats for fodder or green manure: 40 kg/ha + 40 kg/ha of oats