Lotus, White Clover and Caucasion Clover Oversowing, Mesopotamia Station, South Canterbury

Lucas, Richard J.; White, J. G. H.; Daly, Garry; Jarvis, Peter; Meijer, Gerard

doi:10.33584/jnzg.1981.42.1570

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“…The low production of Caucasian clover from all sowing date and PRG sowing rate combinations in this study adds to its reputation as a difficult species to establish in pastures (Lucas et al. , 1981; Moorhead et al.…”

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Spring and autumn establishment of Caucasian and white clovers with different sowing rates of perennial ryegrass

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Lucas

2006

Grass and Forage Science

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The effect of sowing date (SD) and sowing rate of perennial ryegrass (PRG) on the establishment of Caucasian and white clovers in New Zealand was assessed. Clovers were sown in spring on 24 September (SD1) and 9 November (SD2) 1999, and in autumn on 4 February (SD3) and 31 March (SD4) 2000. On each date, clovers were sown with 0, 3, 6 or 12 kg ha )1 of PRG. Total herbage dry matter (DM) production up to 6 November 2000 was 13-16 t DM ha )1 for SD1 and SD2 when sown with 3-12 kg ha )1 of PRG, and 7-10 t DM ha )1 for sown clover monocultures. For SD3 and SD4, total herbage production was 6-9 t DM ha )1 with PRG, while total herbage production of clover monocultures was 5AE4 t DM ha )1 for SD3 and 2AE6 t DM ha )1 for SD4. By 6 November 2000, white clover contributed proportionately more than 0AE15 of herbage mass when sown with 3-12 kg ha )1 of PRG on SD1, SD2 or SD3, but less than 0AE09 when sown on SD4. The proportion of Caucasian clover never exceeded 0AE09 of herbage mass in any of the swards. White clover was successfully established in spring and in autumn with 3-12 kg ha )1 of PRG provided the 15-mm soil temperature was above 14°C. None of the combinations of Caucasian clover and PRG provided an adequate proportion of legumes during the establishment year. This unsuccessful establishment of Caucasian clover with PRG was attributed to its inability to compete for available light as a seedling due to slow leaf area expansion from secondary shoot development and a high root:shoot ratio. Alternative establishment strategies for Caucasian clover may include the use of slow establishing grasses, cover crops and temporal species separation.

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Spring and autumn establishment of Caucasian and white clovers with different sowing rates of perennial ryegrass

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2006

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“…Kura clover stands averaged 59 and 50% for reed canarygrass and smooth bromegrass, respectively from 2000‐2002. Slowly establishing species like kura clover (8,13,16,17) may be able to compete and establish more quickly in reed canarygrass, which also tends to be a relatively slow developing plant (4,19).…”

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Nitrogen Fertilization Impacts on Stand and Forage Mass of Cool-Season Grass-Legume Pastures

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Combining the benefits of legume N2fixation and N fertilization may increase the productivity and profitability of pasture systems. Our objectives were to study the effects of N fertilization on productivity and persistence of legumes in mixtures with cool‐season grasses under rotational stocking with short grazing periods. Twelve N fertilization regimes ranging from 0 to 336 kg of N per ha were applied annually to smooth bromegrass and reed canarygrass in monoculture and mixture with alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, and kura clover. Alfalfa was the dominant legume in mixtures with cool season grasses in 1999. As kura clover developed, it became the dominant legume species and by the trials end stands averaged over 70% in mixtures with both smooth bromegrass and reed canarygrass and across N treatments. Nitrogen fertilization did not affect alfalfa stands, but reduced kura clover stands by 17%. Smooth bromegrass‐legume mixtures with no N fertilization produced more forage (10.5 Mg DM/ha) than any smooth bromegrass monoculture with N treatment (336 kg of N per ha produced 8.0 Mg DM/ha). Cost of forage mass in smooth bromegrass‐legume mixtures was less than 50% of smooth brome monocultures. While N fertilization did not increase forage production in treatments with legumes, legumes were able to maintain vigorous stands with up to 336 kg of N per ha.

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“…Kura clover also has an extensive root and rhizome system (Daly and Mason, 1987) and appears to persist well under a wide range of grazing management systems because its growing points and rhizomes are below the soil surface (Moorhead et al, 1994). However, reports of poor establishment have limited the use of kura clover (Lucas et al, 1980; Scott, 1985).…”

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Interseeding Kura Clover and Birdsfoot Trefoil into Existing Cool‐Season Grass Pastures

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Legumes in cool‐season grass pastures can improve productivity and quality. In May of 1997 and 1998, a split‐split plot field experiment with six replications was planted in Morris, MN to evaluate the effect of sod suppression, planting method, and legume species on establishment of legumes into existing cool‐season grass pastures and to evaluate kura clover (Trifolium ambiguum Bieb.) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus L.) as potential species for interseeding in the North Central region. Whole‐plot sod suppression treatments were (i) 0.62 kg a.i. ha−1 glyphosate [isopropylamine of N‐(phosphono‐methyl) glycine] or (ii) no glyphosate. Subplot planting methods were (i) no‐till drilling, (ii) broadcasting seed on the soil, (iii) broadcasting seed followed by harrowing, and (iv) broadcasting seed followed by a light disking. Legume species sub‐subplots were (i) alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.), (ii) red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), (iii) kura clover, and (iv) birdsfoot trefoil. Stand data were collected in the fall of the planting year and in the spring of the second growing season. Averaged across planting methods and species, legume stands were 38% where glyphosate was used and 3% where it was not. No differences or interactions were detected for planting method (P > 0.12). In this study, if competing vegetation was suppressed, stands were >31% regardless of planting method. When sod was suppressed, alfalfa established better stands than the other legume species. The overriding factor in the ability to establish legumes in this study was the suppression of existing vegetation during establishment.

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Lotus, White Clover and Caucasion Clover Oversowing, Mesopotamia Station, South Canterbury

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Spring and autumn establishment of Caucasian and white clovers with different sowing rates of perennial ryegrass

Spring and autumn establishment of Caucasian and white clovers with different sowing rates of perennial ryegrass

Nitrogen Fertilization Impacts on Stand and Forage Mass of Cool-Season Grass-Legume Pastures

Interseeding Kura Clover and Birdsfoot Trefoil into Existing Cool‐Season Grass Pastures

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