FODDER MALLOW, Malva verticillata L., DOLINA

Year of registration: 1993

Origin:
The first Czech variety of fodder mallow were bred from individual selections from different materials from botanical gardens

Description:
stem – erect, not lodging, when grown as spaced plants branched
leaf – orbicular, lobed with five to seven lobes
inflorescence – umbel, flowers are coloured from pink to lilac
fruit- mature is splitted into 10 – 12 parts

Economical traits:

• annual fodder crops, under favourable conditions two cuttings can be reached
• as main crops grown for green and dry matter is very yielding
• when grown as catch crop the yield is uncertain
• this crop prefers good soils, high level of nitrogen in soil promote higher level of nitrates in green matter
• the best results are reached in warm regions with high level of moisture
• in initial phases of grow is infest with weed, in higher stages of development suppresses weeds