Lemken has reported a large increase in the number of customers mounting oilseed rape seeders on the company's Karat cultivator range.
The Karat tines can work as deep as 30cm, ensuring there is no resistance to root development within that depth, but also prepare a fine tilth which is important for germination. A choice of points from 80-120mm wide, and wings for shallow work, mean the tines can be configured to produce the optimum seedbed for the task at hand.
Very importantly, the Karat's double packer roller is said to provide firm reconsolidation to conserve moisture and encourage germination.

The Karat's tines can work down to 30cm which is ideal for oilseed rape establishment.

Feedback, from customers that used the system last year suggest it has delivered exceptional rape yields. Deep loosening, provision of a fine tilth and good consolidation would appear to provide the best environment for oilseed rape establishment, and the Karat range offers all of these things.

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