Hairy Vetch (Prairies)

Hairy Vetch (Prairies)

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Cool Season Legume

Overwinter capability in Canadian Prairies. Ideal for biennial forage crop. Com. #1

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General Info


Plant Species

Cool Season Legume

Mycorrhizal Dependent?

Yes

Salinity Tolerance

Fair

C:N Ratio (vegetation)

10:1

Estimated Nitrogen Fixation

90-200 Ibs/acre

Type

Winter Annual

Common Intercrop

Corn

Additional Information

Indeterminant

Inoculant Required: Rhizobium Leguminosarum. Learn More

  • Canadian Prairie Sourced Seed (Dormancy period of this Hairy Vetch seed has experienced a prairie winter).

  • Indeterminate plant species. What does this mean? Plant growth in which the main stem continues to elongate indefinitely without being limited by a terminal inflorescence or other reproductive structure. In other words, seed set is continuous.

  • Vigorous fall growth.

  • When placed in a blend, hairy vetch can help bring down your C:N ratio, minimizing nitrogen tie-up. (immobilization)

  • Sunlight opportunist due to its creeping growth characteristics.

Common Intercrop: Cereal Rye, Winter Triticale, Winter Wheat. Learn more

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Source: 2020 Conservation Cropping Systems Initiative