WINETECH Technical Yearbook 2021

REGION: COASTAL

District: Paarl | Site: Klipvlei | Soil description: Klapmuts, Cartref, Vilafontes, Genrosa, Oakleaf | Vineyard irrigation: Drip | Sowing date: Late April | Sowing method: Planter

Product mix & species

Comments

Photos taken: Late September 2020

Treatments 3 and 4 in this demo were slashed before images were captured.

Row

Recom-

mended

sowing rate

& seed cost

Stand height: Very high Stand density: Very good Weed suppression: Very good Cereals performed excellently, while radish and white mustard growth was average. Stand height: High Stand density: Good Weed suppression: Average Radish and white mustard growth was average to poor.

Hexvallei mix Triticale (AG Beacon), Oats (Magnifico), Ripper radish (Groundhog), Japanese radish (Nooitgedacht), Common vetch (Timok)

Goudini mix with triticale Triticale (AG Beacon), Oats (Magnifico), Ripper radish (Groundhog),

Stand height: High Stand density: Very good Weed suppression: Excellent

30 kg/ha R594/ha

30 kg/ha R594/ha

1

5

Japanese radish (Nooitgedacht), White mustard (Braco)

Stand height: High Stand density: Good Weed suppression: Very good Bitter lupin growth was poor, likely due to deep sowing depth.

Goudini mix with barley Barley (SK9), Oats (Magnifico), Ripper radish (Groundhog),

Triticale (AG Beantly), Bitter lupins (SSL10)

40 kg/ha R600/ha

30 kg/ha R594/ha

2

6

Japanese radish (Nooitgedacht), White mustard (Braco)

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