WintaLin Agronomy
| Geographical Area | All England and Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Soil Types | Most soil types are suitable. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seedbed
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A firm, fine seedbed is required for
conventional drilling Min-till or direct drilling are excellent, providing soil conditions are good |
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| Seed Rate | 500 seeds/m to achieve 300 350 plants/m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sowing Date | Late August - Mid September | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sowing Depth |
Into moisture - maximum 2.5 cm - 2cm optimum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fertiliser
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Typically 50 kg/ha P&K (depending on
soil indicies) 80 – 130 kg/ha N (depending on crop yield potential) |
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| Weed Control
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Various sequences of products (pre & post-emergence for broad-leaved weeds & grassweeds), including herbicide resistant situations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pest Control |
No flea beetle
in Autumn Pigeons favour rape over WintaLin. Pigeons do not graze WintaLin until early Spring, by which time crops should begin to outgrow grazing WintaLin has excellent powers of recovery – as good as rape |
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| Disease Control
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Kabatellia in Autumn, Septoria in Spring, Botrytis during flowering | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trace Elements | Only apply if problems are known to exist | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Desiccation
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Glyphosate as a harvest aid for perennial grassweed control or to ensure a clean seedbed for min-till operations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Harvesting |
Conventional combine between oilseed rape and wheat (in mid July/early August) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yielding | Likely range 2.5 – 3.5 t/ha (1.0 – 1.4 t/ac) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| A full range of agrochemicals is
available for use in WintaLin, which allows good weed control, including
volunteer oilseed rape and herbicide resistant grassweeds. Programmes can be tailored to suit the situation and yield potential of the site. Here are two possible scenarios of a likely agronomic programme – one for a site with a heavy grassweed problem and the second a site with a more limited grassweed problem and high soil Nitrogen status.
To help maximise crop yield, regular technical bulletins will be sent to growers and their agronomists. Always read the label before using pesticides. Use pesticides safely. |
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