Berseem clover
| Name: | Berseem clover (Trifolium alexandrinum) |
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| Description: | Annual, growing in autumn, winter and and spring. Used as an annual forage crop. Suited to fertile, neutral pH soils. Sow as a pure stand or in mixtures as a high density legume crop in late February to early April. |
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| Sowing rate: | 15-25 kg/ha, mixtures 2–6 kg/ha. Inoculant Group B |
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| Minimum average annual rainfall: |
600 mm in Southern NSW, 750 mm in Northern NSW. | ||||||||||||
| Select varieties on the basis of: | Maturity Disease resistance: Resistance to diseases may be important in your situation i.e. clover scorch, phytophthora root rot, pythium rot, leaf rust – check local requirements for the need for resistance. |
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