Agricultural rotations

Rotation examples:

after a year of wheat

October 2020 Sowing wheat

March 2021 Overseeding dwarf clover

July 2021 Wheat harvest

October 2021 Clover in the field

April 2022 Sowing corn

September 2022 Corn harvest

October 2022 Sowing wheat

July 2023 Wheat harvest. Sowing buckwheat


after two years of wheat

October 2020 Sowing velvet vetch (green manure)

May 2021 Shredding vetch. Sow corn

September 2021 Corn harvest

October 2021 Sowing wheat

March 2022 Overseeding dwarf clover

July 2022 Wheat harvest. Sowing buckwheat

October 2022 Buckwheat harvest. Sow wheat


With high presence of sorghetta

October 2020 Sowing velvet vetch (green manure)

May/June 2021 Shredding vetch. Sowing buckwheat

September 2021 Buckwheat harvest

October 2021 Sowing wheat

March 2022 Overseeding dwarf clover

July 2022 Wheat harvest. Sowing buckwheat

October 2022 Buckwheat harvest



Species

Family

Root system

Sowing period

Dose Kg/ha

Weed containment

Heat resistance

Cold resistant

Favino (Vicia

faba var.minor)

legume

taproot

March-April

200

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Vetch

common

(Vicia sativa)

legume

taproot

March-April

120

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Oats +

pea from

forage

grass

Legume

collated

Taproot,

Feb -

March

80 + 50

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Phacelia

(Phacelia

tanacetifolia)

hydrophyllaceous

taproot

March-April

15

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*

Barley + Vetch

common

Legume

grass

Taproot,

collated

Feb -

March

80 + 80

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Grain

Saracen

(Fagopyrum

esculentum)

polygonaceae

taproot

April-July

60

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*

Loiessa

(Lolium

multiflorum)

grass

collated

Feb-March

+ Sept.-Oct

30

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Vetch

velvety

(Vicia villosa)

legume

taproot

Sept-Oct

75

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Mustard

white

(Sinapis alba)

cruciferous

taproot

Mar-Apr

20

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*

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Black mustard

(Brassica juncea)

cruciferous

taproot

Mar-Apr+

Sept-Oct

10

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Sorghum

Sudanese

(Sudan grass)

grass

collated

Apr-July

40

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*

Barley + pea

Legume

grass

Taproot,

collated



Sept - Oct

80+60

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Loiessa +

hairy vetch

Legume

grass

Taproot,

collated

Sept - Oct

40+40

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