Synergy Seeds Vetch Woolly Pod Namoi - Per Kg (25kg bag)

Namoi woolly pod vetch (Vicia villosa ssp. dasycarpa), uncertified seed, sold per kg (25 kg bag).

NAMOI is a mid-maturity variety (>130 days from seeding to flowering); adapted to medium rainfall (>375mm) or irrigated areas with medium to heavier soils. Resistant to rust and susceptible to ascochyta and chocolate spot, as well as to lucerne flea, blue-green aphid, cowpea aphid and Heliothis. For hay production it has good leaf retention.

NAMOI is sprawling and weak-stemmed, with purple, pea-like flowers. It will grow through and over associated plants to produce a dense, intertwined sward.

The plant flowers profusely from late spring to early summer. The seeds are fairly large (26,500 seeds/kg), about half the size of field peas and high in protein.

Soil type
Namoi is adapted to a wide range of soils varying from heavy basalts to granites, but the soil must be at least moderately fertile for satisfactory production. Woolly pod vetch does best on well-drained soils and will not tolerate waterlogging. It does not perform at high levels of exchangeable aluminium in the soil.

Sowing rate
Grain 25 - 40 kg/ha
Hay/Silage 30 - 45 kg/ha
Grazing 30 - 45 kg/ha
Green Manure 45 - 50 kg/ha

Rainfall
375mm+

pH
5.0 - 8.0 (CaCl2)

Inoculant
Group E Rhizobium

Advantages

• Mid maturity – 130 days
• 80-90% Hard seed
• Suitable where long term regeneration of legume is required
• Suitable for grazing, hay and green manuring
• Highly efficient nitrogen fixation
• Offers a disease break in cropping rotations