Fodder radish VB GAUSIAI

A high yielding fodder radish with perfect resistance to lodging

• Tall plants
• Stems are sturdy and branchy
• The pods do not open at maturity, no seed shattering occurs
• Suitable as a catch crop when sowing in August
• Suitable as a fodder crop when sowing in July-early August
• Adult plants are very resistant to frosts
• Seeds could be used for oil production

• Plant height – 152 cm
• Vegetation period from germination to full seed maturation – 95-105 days
• Stems are strong and very resistant to lodging
• Plants are less sensitive to diseases
• The leaves of seedlings are large, so they suppress weeds very well
• Matured seeds keep well in pod; pods do not open and do not scatter seeds. This characteristic is rated as high as 9 points
• Seed ripens in 4-7 cm long pods, 7-10 light brown seed per po
• Seed yield – 2.0-2.9 t/ha
• The seeds are large, 1000 weight – 9.26 g
• The seeds of these fodder radishes can also be used for oil production
• The average content of fat in the seeds is 37.3 %, protein – 26.8 %, erucic acid – 1.1 %, glucosinolates – 19.2 µmol/g
• Green matter is rich in protein, sugar, carotene, microelements. As a result, it is very suitable to be cultivated as forage and as green manure

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam