Trial Name: 2020 Cover Crop Mix Trial
Description
Eight cover crop blends were subject to a nutritive analysis. There were significant differences in many of the nutritive indicators measured including dry matter (P=0.002), crude protein (P=0.001), TDN (P=0.02), and phosphorus content (P=0.03). ADF (P=0.18) and calcium (P=0.06) were statistically similar between treatments. NPARA Blend #6 produced 2.6 tonnes/acre of dry matter, the highest of any treatment. NPARA blends #4 and #1 had the highest level of crude protein at 33.4% and 31.5%, respectively. NPARA Blend #1, 75.1%, and Pinpoint Blend, 74.7%, exhibited the highest TDN. C.V. values were high for all except ADF and TDN.
Project Details:
Seeding Date:
Seeding Depth:
1 in.
Treatment & Varieties:
- Ultimate Annual Blend (see results for mix compositions)
- Pinpoint Blend
- NPARA Blend #1
- NPARA Blend #2
- NPARA Blend #3
- NPARA Blend #4
- NPARA Blend #5
- NPARA Blend #6
Maintenance Applications:
- May 13 – Glyphosate (0.66 L/ac), Heat (0.059 L/ac), and Merge (0.2 L/ac)
- May 20 – Glyphosate (0.66 L/ac), Heat (0.059 L/ac), and Merge (0.2 L/ac)
- May 28 – 13-33-0-15S (100 lb/ac)
- Jul. 14 – G22 (3 L/ac), F18 (0.5 L/ac), Microbolt B (0.25 L/ac), and Microbolt Mo (14 g/ac)
