Variety traits
Lotus corniculatus L.
The yield of birdsfoot trefoil is determined by the productivity of green mass, hay, and seeds, which depends on the management regime, sowing method, and the crop's adaptability to unfavorable soil conditions.
In the reference 26 varieties crop Bird's-foot trefoil, where this is mentioned in the description.
Production yields of green mass for birdsfoot trefoil vary in the range of 180–350 ц/ha, reaching 400 ц/ha on highly fertile soils, while hay yields range from 45 to 75 ц/ha with a potential of up to 131 ц/ha. Seed productivity averages 1.5–2 ц/ha, increasing to 3–4 ц/ha in favorable years, with the actual seed harvest after desiccation and threshing potentially reaching 191–206 kg/ha.
Productivity assessment includes accounting for 2–3 cuts per season and seed maturity parameters at 70% pod browning. Realization of yield potential requires seed inoculation and the application of micronutrients such as boron and molybdenum. The crop maintains stable productivity on acidic and waterlogged soils, and high green mass yield is closely correlated with leafiness, which reaches 57–60% during the harvesting maturity phase.
General information about the subject — on the page Yield.
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.
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
DLF-TRIFOLIUM DANSK PLANTEFORAEDLING
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Jouffray-Drillaud SA (FR)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Freudenberger, D
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
ZG Raiffeisen eG
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Mc Gill University
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
PICKSEED CANADA INC
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
F Wittmann (DE)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
ARIO University of Guelph (CA)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
HBLFA Raumberg-Gumpenstein
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
CENTRO MIGLIORAMENTO GENETICO PIANTE AGRARIE S.R.L.
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
MISSOURI AGRIC.EXP.STATION (US)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Amelioration Fourragere (FR)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
G. Andrea (DE)
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Estero S.A.
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Kondratevych Ol`ha Viktorivna, Petrushkova Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Tomchuk Raisa Viktorivna,
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Belash Vira Antonivna, Koval`ov Vitalii Borysovych, Vorona Leontii Ivanovych, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Chernus`ka Tamara Andriivna, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Chernuss`kyi Vadym Viktorovych, Vyshnevs`ka Oksana Vasylivna,
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
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