Creeping clover
Trifolium Repens L.
Belogorsky 1
- Originator:
- Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution LENINGRAD SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE BELOGORKA
- Cultivation districts:
- Northern (1), Northwest (2), Central (3), Volga-Vyatka (4), Central Black Earth (5), North Caucasian (6), Middle Volga (7), Lower Volga (8), Ural (9), West Siberian (10), East Siberian (11), Far East (12)
- Yield:
- dry matter — 350 dt/ha
- For use as a component of fodder grass mixtures
Grow features
Bush is creeping and low. The stem is creeping, 20–25 cm high. The branching is strong. The foliage is uniform, up to 45–50%. The flowers are white. Early maturing. Winter hardiness is good. Drought tolerance is average. Resistant to lodging. Relatively resistant to major pathogens. Resistant to waterlogging and low acidity. It belongs to the floodplain ecological type. Differs in rapid regrowth in spring and after mowing. Withstands competition with bluegrass and timothy grass in the grass mixture.