LIVIOLETTA
Field pea
Top variety for green manuring and forage use
Profile
LIVIOLETTA is one of the top field pea varieties for green manuring and forage. It shows good standing ability and produces a high protein content and high dry matter yields. A low thousand grain weight reduces sowing costs. This variety is excellent for cover cropping.
- One of the top pea varieties for green manuring or forage use
- Less prone to lodging
- High protein contents and dry matter yields
General
| Green fertilizer | ||
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| Usa as fodder | ||
| Cutting | ||
| Grazing | ||
| Green fertilizer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Usa as fodder | ||
| Cutting | ||
| Grazing | ||
Agronomic properties
| Leaflets |
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2
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5
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7
8
9
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available |
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| Flower colour |
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9
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blue |
| Grain colour |
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9
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olive green |
| Early growth development |
1
2
3
4
5
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7
8
9
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medium to strong |
| Beginning of flowering |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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inter |
| Tendency to lodging |
1
2
3
4
5
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8
9
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low to medium |
| Dry matter yield total |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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medium to high |
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Leaflets
1
2
3
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8
9
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Flower colour
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9
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Grain colour
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8
9
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Early growth development
1
2
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8
9
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Beginning of flowering
1
2
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7
8
9
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Tendency to lodging
1
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5
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7
8
9
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Dry matter yield total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Tends to
| Lodging |
1
2
3
(4)
5
6
7
8
9
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(low to medium) |
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Lodging
1
2
3
(4)
5
6
7
8
9
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Yield characteristics
| Thousand grain mass |
1
2
(3)
4
5
6
7
8
9
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(low) |
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2025 and our own results.
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Thousand grain mass
1
2
(3)
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2025 and our own results.
Special characteristics
For all soils; very undemanding; very good, deep rooting; provides protein-rich forage
Sowing
140 - 160 kg/ha
Sowing date
as cover crop: beginning of July to mid-August
for forage production: mid-March to end of April
Usage
Pasture, cutting, cover cropping