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Nuseed Americas Carinata NUJET 400

Nuseed Americas Carinata NUJET 400 is a non-food cover crop grown, between primary crops to protect and improve soil health, for low-carbon advanced biofuel feedstock.

Functions: Soil Conditioner

Crop & Plant Type: Carinata

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Identification & Functionality

Crop & Plant Type
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Features & Benefits

Product Highlights

 

Variety Type Hybrid
Plant Height

50 Inches +/- 5 Inches

Petal Color Pale Yellow
Target Yield 1,500 Lbs/Ac
Plant Structure

High Branching, High Biomass, Large Lower Leaf Size

Days To Flower

100 – 120 Days After Planting

Flowering Duration 4-5 Weeks
Days To Maturity

170 – 180 Days After Planting

Disease Ratings

Blackleg (R); Sclerotinia (M)

Herbicide Tolerance System

None (Conventional)

Pod Shatter Tolerance Very Good
Key Features
  • Insurable cover crop with attractive contracts that provide grower bonuses for sustainable production such as utilization of organic fertilizer and limiting the usage of artificial Nitrogen sources.
  • Exceptional Plant Biomass
Benefits of Cover Crops
  • Weed management
  • Reduction of wind & water erosion
  • Soil health improvement through build up of organic matter
  • Efficient usage of available and leftover nutrients such as Nitrogen
  • Soil tilth and loosening through the Nuseed Carinata extensive root system
  • Provides an off-season pollinator food source
  • Reduction in nematode population

Applications & Uses

Tips and Tricks
  • Nitrogen fertilizer recommended as per soil test requirement to a maximum of 80 lbs/ac actual N
  • Seeding rate of 4-5 lbs/acre recommended
  • Organic manure provides positive response to yield
  • Seed at 1/4 to1/2 inch deep with row spacing of 7.5-15 inches
  • No-till or min-till system is recommended for best establishment
  • Allow for maximum growing time by seeding as early as possible after primary crop is harvested
  • Utilizes existing equipment for planting and harvesting
  • Planting date targeted at September 1 to November 1