Livioletta
Field pea
Excellent variety for green manuring and forage use
Profile
LIVIOLETTA is a great field pea varietiy 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 undemanding, deep rooting variety is excellent for cover cropping.
- Most favourable cover crop characteristics
- 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 | ||
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| Usa as fodder | ||
| Cutting | ||
| Grazing | ||
Agronomic properties
| Leaflets |
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9
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available |
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| Flower colour |
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blue |
| Grain colour |
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olive green |
| Early growth development |
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9
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medium to strong |
| Beginning of flowering |
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9
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inter |
| Tendency to lodging |
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low to medium |
| Dry matter yield total |
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9
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medium to high |
| Thousand grain mass |
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low |
Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2025 and our own results.
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Leaflets
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Flower colour
1
2
3
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5
6
7
8
9
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Grain colour
1
2
3
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5
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7
8
9
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Early growth development
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Beginning of flowering
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Tendency to lodging
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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Dry matter yield total
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
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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