View crop
View crop Data sheet EcoPortTrifolium hybridum
|
Notes |
---|
BRIEF DESCRIPTION A semierect, short-crowned legume. Flowers vary from white to rose-colored. USES Grown as a forage and hay crop. KILLING T Frost resistant. GROWING PERIOD Perennial, often grown as an annual or biennial. In the United States, it is usually sown in early spring, can be grassed in June-July, and harvested for seeds in August. It is harvested for hay while in bloom. Flowers and fruit from May-September. COMMON NAMES Alsike clover, Swedish clover, Hybrid clover. FURTHER INF Scientific synonyms: T. fistulosum, T. michelianum. Alsike clover is native of northern Europe and it is adapted to cool climates. | Sources |
Grassland Index Roecklein J 1987 pp 135 [USE, TEMP, DRA, FER] Duke J 1975 pp 29 [PH, RAIN, TEMP] Dube P 1982 pp 9 Hartmann T 1981 pp 521 [USE, TEMP, DRA, TEXT] Wareing P 1963 pp 210 Heath M 1985 pp 125 [TEMP, DRA, PH] Duke J 1981 pp 242-245 [DRA, FER, TEXT, KTMP, RAIN, TEMP, PH] Ahlgren G 1956 pp 89-92 [TEMP, TEXT, DRA, PH, FER, USE] |