ARANTES
Conventional spring rye!
- Ultra-short growing season
- Suitable for cover crop/green manure applications
- Ideal for silage production where winter sowing is limited
Characteristics
About
Arantes spring rye can be drilled from early spring onwards and grows away rapidly compared to spring barley and even westerwolds. For silage, Arantes offers typical freshweight yields of 12 – 18 t/ha at a DM % range of approx. 28 – 35% dep. on ripening conditions. Arantes also offers a high level of weed suppression and drought tolerance.
Characteristics in numbers
- Seed supplied in 500 Kg Bulk Units, SPD Treated
- Typical seed rate 100 – 125 Kg / Ha dep. on TGW and guidelines below.
Drilling date and seed rate
Please check TGW to calculate drilling weight in kg/ha
| Drilling Date | Seed Rate |
|---|---|
| March - April (Silage) | 300 seeds/m2 |
| May - June (Silage) | 350 seeds/m2 |
| July - August (Cover crop) | 400 seeds/m2 |
| N | 90 – 120 Kg/Ha Total |
| P | 60 – 80 Kg/Ha |
| K | 100 – 120 Kg/Ha |
- BBCH 30/31 + BBCH 32 as required
- On fertile sites, consider a third application at BBCH 37-39
- Please check label approvals with your agronomist
- Application at late T2 is recommended to control brown rust