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Fumigreen |
Mediterranean, Herb |
Annual, Winter & summer |
Grows up to 1 – 2 m tall with bright yellow flowers
Leaf blade deeply lobbed; variable, glabrous, rather thin basal leaves; 30 – 60 mm x 2 – 3.5 mm
Seeds brown, yellow; 300 000 – 400 000 seeds/kg |
High biomass production
Excellent disease, weed and nematode suppression
Ideal for organic crop rotations and conventional systems |
Unknown |
Dry matter production: 6 - 10 t/ha/annum |
Green manure, Biofumigation & condiment made from mustard seeds |
Widely adapted to most soil types
Soil pH > 5.5 – 6.5 |
Plant during August – November and February – May
Seeding rate of 3 – 5 kg/ha |
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Nemat |
Mediterranean, Herb |
Annual, Winter & summer |
Grows upright to 0.5 – 0.8 m tall
Leaf blade deeply lobbed; variable, 7.6 – 18 cm long
Seeds 500 000 – 600 000 seeds/kg |
Excellent disease, weed and nematode suppression
Improves soil fertility and structure
Plant roots contain highest levels of glucosinolates
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Unknown |
Dry matter production: 6 - 10 t/ha/annum |
Green manure, biofumigation, used in salads and cooked cuisine |
Widely adapted to most well-drained soil types
pH range of 5.5 - 7.5 |
Plant during September – October and March – May
Seeding rate of 3 – 5 kg/ha |
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Sunn hemp |
Subtropical Legume |
Annual, Summer |
Herbaceous, shrubby, branched, erect form, 1 – 4 m tall
Strong taproot; vigorous lateral roots
Leaf blades elliptic to oblong; short-stemmed, 4 – 13 cm x 5 – 30mm; upper surface pubescent
Heart-shaped seed; greyish olive, dark grey, dark brown to black; 4 – 6 mm; 17 000 – 35 000 seeds/kg |
• Poor host to nematodes , ideal cover crop • Very effective nitrogen fixation |
Crude protein: 12.5 – 15 % in green material
Digestibility: 65 - 75 % |
Dry matter production: 12.5 - 14 t/ha/annum |
Green manure, cover crop, processed hay & fibre |
Prefers well-drained sandy loam to clay soils and tolerates poor sandy soils
pH range of 5 – 8.5 |
Plant during October – January
Seeding rate of 15 kg/ha dryland, 25 kg/ha irrigated |