Characteristics:
- Deep tap rooted herb,
- High summer yield and quality,
- Choice is a perennial chicory with good persistence,
- Improved cool-season growth, high growth rates, and excellent insect and disease resistance,
- Choice chicory boosts milk production in dairy cows, by providing large amounts of protein and energy-rich feed from small areas of land,
- It can be used as a pure crop or in mixes with ryegrass etc.
| CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS | SEEDING KG/HA | RAINFALL MM/YEAR | SUITED REGIONS | PLANTING MONTHS | SOIL REQUIRED |
| Chicory
(Trifolium pratense) |
|
|
600mm + per year
Irrigation: 25-50mm per week |
Eastern Cape
Western Cape East Free State North West Mpumalanga KZN |
Cooler regions: Spring (Sept – Oct)
Warmer regoins: Autumn (March – Apr) Soil temp: 12°C + |
Adapted to a wide range of soil types.
Chicory prefer free drained soils. |