Hairy vetch REA (EKO)

Vicia villosa Roth.

A hairy vetch with good winter hardiness, resistance to diseases and extremely high yield of green mass

  • High nutritional value
  • Improves protein content of the spring green fodder
  • Low soil requirements
  • Sowed with rye or triticale does not require separate cultivation and fertilization
  • Great for aftercrop
  • Binds easily available nitrogen, which can be successfully used by post-harvest plants

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam


Recommended sowing rate when growing for seeds: 60 kg/ha of vetch and 120 kg/ha of rye

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green fodder: 50-60 kg/ha of vetch and 80 kg/ha rye

In mixtures with oats – 100 kg/ha of vetch and 70-100 kg/ha oats

Sowing depth – 3 cm, interrow spacing – 12.5 cm