Cover crops
Leafy Turnip
Leafy turnip is a member of the brassica family with high early vigour. Its deep rooting will help condition the soil and relocate nutrients from the sub-soil to the top. Leafy turnip will also help reduce nitrogen leaching.
Product benefits (ACRES)
- For ACRES, a mixture of at least two crops from the prescribed list must be sown by 15 September.
- Catch crops must remain in place until after 1 January.
Usage instructions
| Rate | 8kg/ha |
| Time | Sow from mid-July up until 15 September if sowing for ACRES |
| Frost tolerance | Good |
| Biomass | Yields of 3-5 t DM, suitable as a forage crop |
| Pests and diseases | Generally not a problem, but clubroot could become an issue if brassicas are used as a cover crop over a period of years |