TerraLife® components
Field pea
Pisum sativum L.
Characteristics
- Annual, fast growing, protein-rich
- Leaves: oval, tapered base; petiole ending in a branched tendril; characteristic reddish-purple spot on the petiole axil
- Height: hollow stems up to 1 m
- Flowers: purple
- Seeds: approx. 8 cm long in pods
- Root: thickened, slightly twisted taproot; lateral roots extending sideways; relatively limited depth growth
Environmental needs
- Low to medium
- High lime and humus content (pH > 6)
- Warm, humid climate
- Well aerated, moisture-retentive soils
- Not suitable for very dry and sandy soils
DSV variety
LIVIOLETTA offers good stability with high protein and DM yields
Use
- Summer cover crop
- Forage/silage in mixtures
- Suitable for grazing
Green manure
- Nitrogen-fixing
- Good structural soil improvement
- Root residue of 12-15 quintals DM/ha
- Effective forecrop
- Very good bee pasture
Function within TerraLife®
- Dry germinating
- Shallow rooting
- Nitrogen-fixing
- Dense penetration of topsoil due to branching lateral roots