Characteristics
- Rapidly growing, densely hairy plant
- Leaves: 5-7 pairs of pinnate leaves with terminal tendrils
- Height: 50-120 cm
- Thin, angled, procumbent stem unless climbing other plants
- Flowers: reddish-purple, on very short stalks
- Root: numerous fine roots
- Dies off with frost
Environmental needs
- Low claims to soil and climate
- Prefers heavy, calcareous, fresh clay soils
- Wet and cool locations, altitudes
- Sensitive to drought
- Tolerant to coldness
Use
- Winter catch crop
- WCS-mixtures
- Possibility to graze
Green manure
- Rapidly growing
- Weed suppressing
- Improves soil and tilth
- Root and crop residue 15 quintals DM/ha
- Very good preceding crop
- Self-compatible
Function within TerraLife®
- Deep rooting
- Tilth improver
- Nitrogen-fixing
- Antibiosis-enhancing (promotes Bacillus subtilis à combats Streptomyces scabies and others)
