Linkarus
Crimson clover
Suitable for multiple uses
Profile
LINKARUS is an overwintering crimson clover suitable for different uses. It is an ideal winter hardy cover crop fixing and storing nitrogen. At the same time, it supplies valuable protein as forage component. LINKARUS is characterised by its fast growth, intermediate flowering and mass of fibrous roots and dense foliage.
National listing/Official recommendation:
BY, DE
- Efficient cover crop and forage variety
- Medium to late plant architecture
- Ideal mixture component
General
| Green fertilizer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Usa as fodder | ||
| Cutting | ||
| Grazing | ||
| Green fertilizer | ||
|---|---|---|
| Usa as fodder | ||
| Cutting | ||
| Grazing | ||
Agronomic properties
| Beginning of flowering |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
inter |
|---|---|---|
| Early growth development |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
medium |
|
Beginning of flowering
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
||
|
Early growth development
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Tends to
| Winter damage |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
medium |
|---|---|---|
| Lodging |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
medium |
|
Winter damage
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
||
|
Lodging
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Yield characteristics
| Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
medium |
|---|
Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.
|
Dry matter yield - 1st cut
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Classification according to the descriptive variety list - Bundessortenamt (federal plant variety office, Germany) 2024 and our own results.
Quality
| Crude protein content |
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
medium |
|---|
|
Crude protein content
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
|
Sowing
25 - 30 kg/ha
Sowing date
beginning of July to mid-August
Usage
cover crop, forage