CELBESI

FODDER PLANTS / COMMON VETCH (SUMMER)

Vicia sativa L.

Medium early, very high yielding potential, high protein, highly disease resistant seed vetch variety

Vegetation from sowing to technical maturity - 118 days.

Days from sowing to flowering - 75 days.

Duration of flowering - 18 days.

The height of the plants is 101 cm

Resistance to lodging at the end of flowering - 5.2 points (out of 9)

Resistance to lodging before harvest - 2.8 points (out of 9)

Evenness of maturity - 7.8 points (out of 9)

The share of green plants - 3.4%

Resistance to pod cracking - 7.8 points (out of 9)

Seed yield - 4.26 t/ha

The weight of 1000 seeds is 63 g

Resistance to anthracnose - 7.6 points (out of 9)

Powdery mildew resistance - 8.0 points (out of 9)

Rust resistance - 5.5 points (out of 9)

Protein content in SM – 31.1%

Protein yield - 1133 kg/ha

Fiber content - 4.6%

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

SOWING RATE

Recommended sowing rate:  The mixture for ensiling consists of 60 kg/ha of vetch and 180 kg/ha of oats. In mixtures for green manure and feeding, 120 kg/ha of vetch and the same amount of oats, respectively  

The seeds are inserted at a depth of 2 cm, sown in the first week of April or in August.