CELQUAR

FODDER PLANTS / COMMON VETCH (SUMMER)

Vicia sativa L.

Medium-late, long-stemmed, disease-resistant seed vetch variety

A traditional variety with a long stem

High disease resistance

Particularly resistant to powdery mildew and gray rot (Botrytis cinerea)

The weight of 1000 grains are about 50 g

Digestibility of green mass up to 70%

The plants produce a large amount of green mass, so they are suitable for both fodder and green fertilizer

Suitable for regions with high rainfall

Vegetation from sowing to technical maturity - 121 days.

Days from sowing to flowering - 76 days.

Duration of flowering - 22 days.

The height of the plants is 119 cm

Resistance to lodging at the end of flowering - 5.4 points (out of 9)

Resistance to lodging before harvest - 2.7 points (out of 9)

Evenness of maturity - 7.8 points (out of 9)

The share of green plants - 4.4%

Resistance to pod cracking - 8.2 points (out of 9)

Seed yield - 4.1 t/ha

The weight of 1000 seeds are 58 g

Protein yield – 1042 kg/ha

Resistance to anthracnose - 7.7 points (out of 9)

Powdery mildew resistance - 8.4 points (out of 9)

Rust resistance - 8.0 points (out of 9)

Protein content in SM – 29.8%

Fiber content in DM – 4.8%

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.