The effect of different cultivars of clover on numbers of and leaf damage by, some invertebrate species

Abstract

Some of these effects may have been partly attributable to the choice afforded by adjacent cultivars. The preferences of leatherjackets could not be associated with the experimental design and are likely to operate in 'no-choice' situations.Abstract

Review: World checklist of white clover varieties II

“…Intermediate rating for slug damage (Ferguson et al 1989;Mowat & Shakeel 1989;Glen et al 1991). Highest incidence of pepper spot of 12 cultivars but better persistence to leaf spot (Lewis & Asteraki 1987).…”

“…Intermediate levels of resistance to clover flea and low percentage of leaves damaged by Sitona spp. (Mowat & Shakeel 1989). Moderately resistant to root-knot nematode in New Zealand (van den Bosch & Mercer 1996b).…”

“…Description: Intermediate leaf size and acyanogenic (Yamada et al 1987;Caradus et al 1989a;Mowat & Shakeel 1989;Crush & Caradus 1995). Lowest HCN content of 40 cultivars tested (Lehmann et al 1990).…”

“…Yield declined by 15% because of WC1MV infection (Catherall 1987). Moderate susceptibility to Sitona spp., slugs, and lucerne flea (Mowat & Shakeel 1989). Moderate resistance to slug damage (NIAB 1990).…”

Impact of Tipula paludosa larvae on plant growth and the soil microbial community

“…However, white clover has the potential to produce HCN when damaged (Daday, 1985) which is known to deter feeding by slugs and has been shown to reduce damage by Sitona spp. (Mowatt and Shakel, 1989). However, Murray (1996) found that feeding by Sitona spp.…”