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CALIENTE MUSTARD For green manure and bio fumigation

About Us Tozer Seeds is an independent British vegetable breeding company, founded in 1939. Initially a local company, by the 1970's Tozer Seeds was supplying seed to commercial growers across the UK. Today we have offices in Spain and in the USA, and our seed is sold and grown across the globe through our network of distributors. Vision We aim to provide consistent quality of seed and services whilst continuing the company tradition of innovation within plant breeding. We strive to ensure that all our seed we produce is of the highest germination and that it is healthy and pure. As an...

Benefits to Potato and Root Crops • Improvements to soil health from green manure effect • May improve skin finish on potatoes and deter wireworm populations Suppression of: • Weeds • Range of nematodes (including cyst, root knot and free living species) • Range of soil-borne pathogens (including Verticillium dahliae, Rhizoctonia spp., Pythium spp., Fusarium spp., and Sclerotinia spp.) Benefits to Soft and Cane Fruit Crops • Improvements to soil health from green manure effect • Provides a good source of nutrients to following crop, particularly nitrogen • Encourages improved root system...

designed & produced by www.finedesign.co.uk +44 (0)1354 650 679 Crop Protocol Successful biofumigation and green manuring from Caliente Mustards requires a number of inputs, which will be repaid in following crops. Failure to treat Caliente Mustards as a 'crop' may result in disappointment. Seed placement A reasonable seed bed is required, maximum seeding depth 5-10 mm. Seed should be shallow drilled and rolled, or broadcast (shallow harrowed) and rolled. Seed can be broadcast into cereal stubbles, rolling will improve germination. Fixed beds - reduce seeding rate/ha to take account for...