Special features of blue lupine Karo
- The Karo variety proved to have the best yield of green fodder (120% of the pattern) and dry matter (124% of the pattern) in a stubble crop of all varieties participating in the three-year COBORU tests.
- Bitter cultivar – highest alkaloid content.
- Highest TSW among all blue lupins.
Other information
- Tall plants, with branching growth type.
- Blue flowers, brown seeds with white, mediumdense ornamentation.
- A variety with early flowering and medium maturity dates.
- The only bitter variety – the seeds are bitter (high content of alkaloids), but so are the whole plants, which makes it particularly suitable for use as a catch crop in areas where plantations are threatened by wild animals.
- Excellent for sowing as catch crop for plowing.
- Excellent resistance to anthracnose.
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Utility and agricultural features
Type of variety
bitter
Flowers color
blue
Plant height
68 cm
Resistance to lodging after
flowering
8,3 very high
Seed protein
30,3% DM
Alkaloid content
1,166% DM
Crude fat content
no data
Crude fiber content
no data
Uniformity of ripening
no data
Soil requirements
low
TSW
175 g
Seed density (pcs per sq.m)
90-100 pcs
Disease resistance according to Coboru:
Fusarium wilt of lupins
7.2 very high
Anthracnose – pod formation
stage
8.5 very high
Anthracnose – pod ripening
stage
no data