The Essential Role Of Nutrition For Oilseed Rape
Good Nutrition...
Reduces plant losses over winter
Gives a better crop establishment
Improves spring regrowth
Improves flowering and provides more even maturity
Boosts seed yield and oil content
Key Nutrients
Secondary Nutrients
# magnesium (Mg) # sulphur (S)
Micronutrients
# boron (B) # manganese (Mn) # molybdenum (Mo)
Better Crop Establishment And Reduced Plant Losses Over Winter
Magnesium
# strongly influences crop establishment
Manganese
# increases winter hardiness # improves disease resistance
Sulphur
# ensures a good nitrogen/sulphur ratio (around 16 to 1)
Increased Nutrient Levels In The Crop For Better Spring Regrowth
Good nutritional status of the crop at this time helps to counteract the effects of:
# cold wet soils # slow root growth and development # poor nutrient uptake # frost damage
Improved Flowering And More Even Maturity
Boron
# ensures a more even and stronger pollination
Molybdenum
# increases nitrogen utilisation
Boost Seed Yield And Oil Content
Boron enhances pod set
Magnesium ensures high chlorophyll content of leaves and maximum photosynthesis
Manganese ensures optimum utilisation of photosynthetic products (i.e. sugars) and their conversion to oil.
Molybdenum ensures proper nitrogen and phosphate utilisation during this key production stage
Sulphur maintains a good nitrogen/sulphur (N/S) ratio, important for oil yield and quality
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