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Barleygrass
A mixture mainly composed of legumes which, when combined with cereal, provide a perfect nutritional mix with high energy value and a good starch content. When rotated before maize sowing, it leaves the soil rich in nitrogen and limits parasitic attacks.
Strengths
Nitrogen-fixing crops usable for Efa
Good starch content
High protein content (15 – 14%)
Composition: 2 varieties of barley, 1 variety of protein pea, 1 variety of forage pea
Agronomic indications
Use: direct chopping
Cultivation areas: all Italian regions
Harvest period: waxy milky ripening
Sowing rate: 170 – 180 kg/Ha
Sowing period: mid-October to November
Cultural recommendations:
Soil preparation: superficial tillage, fine soil on the surface
Optimal sowing depth: 3 cm – roll after sowing
Fertilization: depending on the availability of organic inputs (manure, digestate)
Autumnal requirement: P2 O5 70/80 units/Ha; K2 O 70/80 units/Ha
Spring requirement: N 40/50 units/Ha


