Marco
Summer Turnip
A fast maturing summer turnip with excellent storage.
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Download ForageSelectMarco is an earlier maturing summer turnip with a speedy 55-65 days to grazing, offering flexibility in sowing and grazing management. This tetraploid summer turnip features high metabolisable energy and digestibility, ensuring top-tier quality summer feed. With large bulbs and a superior bulb-to-leaf ratio, Marco is highly palatable and has good tolerance to Club Root and bolting. Additionally, it provides excellent bulb storage, with the potential for two Marco crops in a season or for late sowings, such as after failed crops.
Where it fits
A fast establishing summer crop with high bulb to leaf ratio.
Agronomic Information
- Days to Maturity: 55-65
- Ploidy: Tetraploid
- Bolting resistance: 9*
- Forage quality: High
- Growth peak: Summer
*1=Low, 9=High
Animal safety
Recommended for:
Dairy
Beef
Sheep
Deer
Downloads
Marco technical documents
Sowing Information
- Sowing rate: 1-3 kg/Ha
- Mixes: 1-2 kg/Ha
- Sowing depth: 1 cm
- Sowing season: September to December
Our sowing guides are a great way to compare a broad range of brassicas forages.
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