Diament

Diament is a tetraploid variety.
It has late earing term and is used for meadow, field and pasture crop.
It is characterised by high yield of green and dry matter, good offshoot both during spring and particular swath, and high seed crop.
It is resistant to lodging, and shows good winter hardiness and high quality parameters.
The cultivar is tolerant of high mineral fertilisation.

Diament is a tetraploid variety.
It has late earing term and is used for meadow, field and pasture crop.
It is characterised by high yield of green and dry matter, good offshoot both during spring and particular swath, and high seed crop.
It is resistant to lodging, and shows good winter hardiness and high quality parameters.
The cultivar is tolerant of high mineral fertilisation.

	Green crop	Seed crop
Stand	Medium moist soils with good structure, fertile, warm and airy (fen soils, loesses, loamy and sandy soils)
Forecrop	Legume, rapeseed and cereals terminating early
Presowing fertilisation	P₂O₅ 80-120 kg/ha K₂O 100-160 kg/ha N 60-80 kg/ha every year	P₂O₅ 80-120 kg/ha K₂O 120-160 kg/ha N 40-60 kg/ha every year
Spring fertilisation	P₂O₅ 80-120 kg/ha K₂O 50-80 kg/ha N 80-100 kg/ha 60-80 kg/ha every post-swath	P₂O₅ 80-120 kg/ha K₂O 60-80 kg/ha N 40-60 kg/ha
Presowing crop	To be done with care
Sowing term	spring: 15th April – 5th June late summer: after 15th July autumn: 3rd decade of August – 1st decade of September
Deph	1,0 – 2,0 cm
Distance	12-15 cm	25-30 cm
Planting rate	diploids – 25 kg/ha tetraploids – 40 kg	diploids – 15 kg/ha tetraploids – 20 kg
Rendering	For soil crusting – harrowing
Protection against weeds		Chwastox Extra, Starane, Tomigan (as per IOR recommendations)
Retardant		Modus 0,2 l/ha
Harvesting: two-stage	Harvest of 1st swath – at the beginning phase of 1st phase of earing (10% earing plants), next swath every 4-5 weeks	Swath harvest – when brown inflorescence; combining; seed drying – 15%