Nujet 350
Brassica Carinata also called Ethiopian Mustard, is a winter/spring oilseed.
- Cover crop with a tap root.
- Inedible oil, second generation biofuels.
- Main use: jet fuel and protein meal for animal feed.
- Non GMO.
Nujet 350
- Carinata
- Biofuel
- Intermediate
- No Herbicide Trait
Carinata, also known as Brassica carinata, is a sustainable non-genetically modified oilseed crop. It’s harvested globally for alternative biofuels and animal feed. Here’s why it’s a game-changer: The Carinata seed has about 42-45% high-quality inedible oil in winter environments, making it an excellent alternative for the production of second-generation biofuels. It is a certified and sustainable crop that is inserted between existing rotations, providing the farmer with one more alternative for the diversification of crops in rotation.
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Seed Disease Resistance
- Main diseases: Alternaria, Sclerotinia and Phoma
- Pests: Flea beetle and Pollen beetle
Management Recommendations
- Optimal sowing date: spring April-May, winter October-November
- Well-drained soils
- Depth: 1-2 cm
- Previous herbicides: does not tolerate ALS nor some PPOs
- Avoid seedbeds with heavy stubble or residue, if it’s the case
- Avoid sowing in plots with high presence of cruciferous
- Previous crop: lots without brassicas in the last 2 years
- Recommended sowing density: 4 kgs/ha (60 pl/m2 at harvest)
- At very low densities, thick stems can complicate the harvest.
- At very high densities, there is a risk of lodging.
- Important: good sowing distribution (rather than density)
- Ideal row spacing: 30-50 cm, preferably 40 cm
- Better weed control at shorter distances between rows
- Direct harvest (could be swathing)
- Very low dehiscence (shattering)
- Carinata is generally pod shatter resistant, so patience is advised if stems are still too green.
- Indicator: colour change of the seed: from green to a light tan or reddish colour
Seed Characteristics​
- Low rates of seed shattering
- Higher resistance to peeling
- Health: higher tolerance to diseases, especially Phoma
- Rollover resistance: very good, with densities that are not too high
- Compensation capacity: exceptional (greater branching)
- Higher stubble volume
- Aggressive crop and will outcompete many winter weeds
Seed Agronomics​
- Frost behaviour: capable of recovering from early frosts with good yield potential
- The most critical stage is in cotyledons or seedlings (very early frosts) and at the start of seed development (late frosts)
- Stubble cultivation to avoid excess residues in previous culture manage planting times to avoid frost in bloom the combination of frost and severe drought can cause high plant mortality
- Fertilisation: synthetic nitrogen: 60 un/ha of available nitrogen. A soil test must be done before the crop.
- Biostimulants and organic fertiliser (manure): no restrictions with prior content analysis and certification declaration
- Sulphur: 15-25 units sulfer really strong recommendation – to build oil content
- Phosphorus: at planting 20un in seed row
- Potassium: if 300 un in soil test – no need to add Potassium, if not 25-30 un / ha
