🌱 Fava Pegasus (Pegasus)

🌿 Abundant green mass • ☀️ Very good drought resistance • 🌾 High forage value

Pegasus (Pegasus) is a spring annual fava variety (Vicia sativa L.) intended for the production of high-quality forage. It is distinguished by very good drought resistance and adaptability to various soil and climatic conditions.

🌱 The plants form a well-developed green mass suitable for the production of green fodder, hay, and silage. The variety can be grown alone or in mixtures with cereal crops, which provide natural support for the stems and facilitate mechanized harvesting.

♻️ As a legume crop, fava has the ability to fix atmospheric nitrogen through symbiosis with root nodule bacteria. This makes it a valuable component in crop rotation and a suitable crop for green manure.

⭐ Main advantages

1. ☀️ Very good drought resistance – suitable for areas with limited rainfall.
2. 🌿 Abundant green mass – suitable for various directions of forage production.
3. 🌾 Suitable for forage mixtures – successfully combined with oats, barley, and triticale.
4. 🐄 High forage value – a valuable source of plant protein for feeding farm animals.
5. 🌍 Good adaptability – adaptable to various soil and climatic conditions.
6. ♻️ Improves soil fertility – through biological nitrogen fixation and accumulation of organic matter.
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🔬 Variety characteristics

1. 🌱 Botanical species: Common vetch (Vicia sativa L.)
2. 🏷️ Variety: Pegasus
3. 🌸 Type: Spring, annual forage legume crop
4. 🌺 Flower color: Light violet
5. 🫘 Seed color: Light green to beige, with dark spots
6. ⚖️ Weight of 1000 seeds: 57.6 g
7. 🌱 Germination rate: 91%
8. ☀️ Drought tolerance: Very good
9. 🌍 Adaptability: To various soil and climatic conditions
10. 🚜 Purpose: Green fodder, hay, silage, feed mixtures, and green manure
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🚜 Sowing recommendations

📅 Sowing period

🌸 Early spring – February–March, as soon as soil and climatic conditions allow quality tillage and sowing.

⚖️ Seeding rate

🌱 For Pegasus vetch (Vicia sativa): 12–16 kg/daa for standalone spring sowing, depending on soil and climatic conditions and seedbed preparation.

🌾 When grown in mixtures with cereal crops: The seeding rate is determined according to the ratio between components and the purpose of the crop.

📏 Sowing depth: 3–5 cm.

↔️ Row spacing: 12–15 cm.

🌍 Soil requirements: Prefers well-drained, fertile soils without prolonged waterlogging.

🧪 Fertilization: Balanced phosphorus and potassium fertilization is recommended according to soil analysis. Thanks to the ability for biological nitrogen fixation, the need for mineral nitrogen is limited with effective development of root nodule bacteria.

🌾 Usage and harvesting

🐄 For green fodder and hay

Harvesting is recommended around the flowering stage, when a good balance between quantity and nutritional value of the forage mass is achieved.

🚜 For silage

Suitable for silage production, with the harvesting time adjusted according to plant development and the required dry matter content.

🌾 For feed mixtures

Can be grown in combination with oats, barley, and triticale. The cereal crops provide natural support for vetch, reduce lodging, and facilitate mechanized harvesting.

♻️ For green manure

Suitable for inclusion in crop rotation to accumulate organic matter, support soil fertility, and improve soil structure.