Cultivation
Trifolium repens L.
White clover is used exclusively as a pasture crop due to its high resistance to trampling and its ability to rapidly recover through rooting stolons. In grass mixtures, it serves as a source of biological nitrogen and increases the nutritional value of the forage.
In the reference 88 varieties crop White clover, where this is mentioned in the description.
The crop is specialized for intensive grazing, as its creeping stems allow the plant to maintain stand density under defoliation. Due to its short stature and morphological characteristics, white clover is poorly suited for mechanized hay harvesting.
In long-term pastures, the plant is capable of persisting for 8–10 years, providing nitrogen fixation of up to 400 kg/ha per year. It improves forage digestibility due to its high protein content and low lignin levels, while tolerating soil waterlogging better than other clover species.
When used for grazing, the risk of bloat in ruminants must be considered. The crop possesses high morphological plasticity, which allows it to adapt to conditions of intensive exploitation, where other legume species rapidly disappear from the sward.
General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Teagasc
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
DLF-TRIFOLIUM DANSK PLANTEFORAEDLING
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
ILVO-PLANT 39
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
PALAVERSICH Y CIA, S.A.
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Grasslanz Technology Limited (NZ)
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Dipl.Ing.agr. Heiner Busch in Fa. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG / Dr. Ulf Feuerstein
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
SEMILLAS BISCAYART S.A.
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
NEW ZEALAND AGRISEED
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Cal/West Seeds (US)
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Delley Samen und Pflanzen AG / Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tänikon ART
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA ED ACQUACOLTURA (CREA-ZA)
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
ROBERTO GUARNIERI
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
University of California
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
ILVO-PLANT 39
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Lithuanian Research Centre for Agriculture and Forestry (LAMMC)
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Teagasc
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
CAL-WEST SEEDS
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
Trifolium repens L. · White clover