Table 2 Cultivars of the tested variants and cultivation dates at the main field trials Reinshof and Sömmerling in both years of trial (2015 and 2016)

Per. flower mix.

(PF Mix)

BG 70

10 kg ha^− 1

08-May-2015

01-Sep-2015

15-Aug-2016

12-May-2015

24-Aug-2015

18-Aug-2016

Ryegrass (RG)

Alligator

40 kg ha^− 1

01-Oct-2014

3 cuts 2015

3 cuts 2016

25-Mar-2015

3 cuts 2016

Cup plant (CP)

Chrestensen

4 pl m⁻²

19-May-2015

31-Aug-2016

20-May-2015

25-Aug-2016

Ann. flower mix.

(AF Mix)

BG 80

10 kg ha^− 1

08-May-2015

12-May-2016

05-Oct-2015

11-Oct-2016

12-May-2015

17-May-2016

06-Oct-2015

04-Oct-2016

Su faba bean

(FB Su)

Fanfare

40 s m^− 2

09-Apr-2015

16-Mar-2016

15-Jul-2015

12-Jul-2016

25-Mar-2015

17-Mar-2016

16-Jul-2015

13-Jul-2016

Amaranth (A)

Bärnkrafft

40 s m^− 2

18-May-2015

10-May-2016

05-Oct-2015

11-Oct-2016

12-May-2015

17-May-2016

06-Oct-2015

04-Oct-2016

Maize-main (M)

Amadeo

25 s m^− 2

11-May-2015

10-May-2016

29-Sep-2015

12-Sep-2016

12-May-2015

11-May-2016

30-Sep-2015

19-Sep-2016

Amaranth/maize

(AM)

Bärnkrafft/

Amadeo

78 s m^− 2

10 s m^− 2

11-May-2015

10-May-2016

29-Sep-2015

12-Sep-2016

12-May-2015

11-May-2016

30-Sep-2015

19-Sep-2016

Wi faba bean

(FB Wi)

Nordica

25 s m^− 2

01-Oct-2014

06-Oct-2015

02-Jun-2015

06-Jun-2016

06-Oct-2014

13-Oct-2015

09-Jun-2015

13-Jun-2016

Wi triticale (Tri)

Balu

375 s m^− 2

01-Oct-2014

03-Oct-2015

02-Jun-2015

06-Jun-2016

06-Oct-2014

13-Oct-2015

09-Jun-2015

13-Jun-2016

Faba bean/trit

(FB Wi Tri)

Nordica/

Balu

25 s m⁻²

281 s m^− 2

01-Oct-2014

06-Oct-2015

02-Jun-2015

06-Jun-2016

06-Oct-2014

13-Oct-2015

09-Jun-2015

13-Jun-2016

Rye/vetch (RV)

Conduct/

Welta

120 kg ha⁻¹

01-Oct-2014

03-Oct-2015

02-Jun-2015

06-Jun-2016

13-Oct-2015

13-Jun-2016

Maize

(second) (M)

Simpatico

Cathy (Re)/ P7326 (Sö)

9 s m − 2

08-Jun-2015

10-Jun-2016

21-Oct-2015

27-Oct-2016

17-Jun-2015

21-Jun-2016

05-Nov-2015

31-Oct-2016