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Rival

turnip

  • Early maturing (10-12 weeks), summer turnip
  • Excellent leaf production and leaf holding
  • Tankard shaped bulb with high proportion above ground
Suitable For

Sowing Rate: 1.5-3kg/ha
Rainfall: Minimum 600mm per annum
Weeks to Grazing: 10-12 weeks
Pasture Life: Annual
Potential Yield: 0tDM/ha+
Soil Fertility: High (Olsen P 20+)

Early maturing, summer turnip

Rival summer turnip is a mid-maturing tankard-shaped bulb turnip bred for high leaf production and improved turnip mosaic virus tolerance. Rival summer turnip provides high volumes of high energy, high protein and low fibre forage at a time of year when fibre content of pastures are increasing, and energy and protein are decreasing. Maturity is 10-12 weeks.

Pasture seed sowing rate (sole): 1.5-3kg/ha

Rainfall

Minimum 600mm rainfall per annum unless irrigated

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