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Cultivation

Forage use of white clover

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.

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Varieties of White clover mentioned in the description

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.

Seminole

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

IT
8 records

Pertina

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

DK NL
4 records

Ovčák

Protection expired

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

CZ SK
4 records

Hájek

Protection expired

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

CZ SK
6 records

Jogeva 4

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

EE FI
6 records

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

BAYWA AG| BayWa Aktiengesellschaft

DE
3 records

Litago

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Landbruks- og matdepartementet, N - 0030 Oslo

5 records

Rawo

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
4 records

Dara

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
3 records

Nivel

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Mendelova univerzita v Brně (CZ)

CZ
4 records

Sabeda

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

P.BREED.INST.WALES

ES FR
3 records

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Zanandrea Lino

IT
3 records

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

SAATZUCHT| Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
3 records

Bargran

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

AgResearch (NZ)

FR
3 records

Shannon

Application submitted

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Teagasc (IE)

DE FR
3 records

Rema

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

IT PL
3 records

Alban

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

L. DÆHNFELDT A/S

DK FR
5 records

Szarvasi

Protection expired

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

NAGY (HU)

FR
2 records

Estelle

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Bent Juhl Jensen

2 records

Rampart

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Oregro Seeds

IT
3 records

Aura

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
3 records

Sandra

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

SVALOF AB

SE
4 records

NESTA

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

ES
3 records