A well grown crop produces a lot of green canopy. An additional characteristic is that Ocepara 4 is resistant to root knot nematode (Meloidogyn spp) hence is most suitable for cultivation in root knot nematode prone sandy loamy soils hence can be grown as a rotational crop in tobacco fields
Mbewu yoti yakula bwino imakhala ndi masamba ambiri obiliwira. China chozindikiritsa mbewuyi ndi chakuti Ocepara 4 amapilira ku mbozi zotupitsa mitsitsi (Meloidogyn spp) choncho ndiyoyenera kubzalidwa mudothi lachenga momwe mbozi zotupitsa mitsitsi zimakonda choncho ikhoza kulimidwa ngati mbewu yakasinthasintha kuminda yafodya