Berseem clover (annual) SACROMONTE

An early berseem clover, suitable for pasture, fodder or green manure An early berseem clover, suitable for pasture, fodder or green manure

•    Fast growing in early stage
•    Can grow up to 95 cm tall (at flowering)
•    Regenerates well after cut
•    High yields
•    Good tolerance to stress, diseases and pests
•    Can also be grazed or used as green manure
•    In research in Sardinia in 2012, it was the most productive variety among those studied
•    In well-irrigated soils, it is possible to obtain 4-5 harvests of green mass (in Italy), in dry soils – 2-3 cuts/grazing
•    Tolerates low temperatures
•    Resistant to powdery mildew
•    Can produce a seed yield of 600-700 kg/ha
•    Can produce 1300 kg/ha seed yield under good conditions

•    Clover seeds need good humidity and a temperature not lower than 8-9 degrees C for germination, under favourable conditions, the emergence of seedlings occurs in 3-4 days
•    Low temperature slows down or stops the vegetative activity of young seedlings, so the leaves acquire a characteristic red colour
•    A temperature of at least 8-10 degrees is required to start forming stems
•    Flowering occurs at a temperature not lower than 18-20 degrees C and begins 120-150 days after sowing in autumn (in Italy) and only after 40-60 days when sowing in spring
•    It takes about 90 days from germination to reach the 8th leaf
•    If flowering begins 40-60 days after sowing, at a temperature of 18-20 degrees, the minimum temperature required for seed ripening is 25 °C.
•    The time from flowering to seed maturity can take up to 50 days

•    Yield of the 1st cut – 4.6 points
•    Total yield – 4.4 points
•    General view – 2.8 points
•    Speed of crop establishment – 3.9 points
•    Competitiveness – 5.1 points
•    Persistence – 4.8 points
•    Resistance to anthracnose – 3.8 points
•    Dry matter content – 5.4 points
•    Overall index – 5.24 points
*Source: Egyptian clover variety test results 2010-2012. AGROSCOPE in Switzerland. Frick R., Mosimann E., Philippe Aebi1 Ph., Daniel Suter Hansueli Hirschi2 Essais de variétés de trèfle d’Alexandrie et de trèfle Incarnat. Recherche Agronomique Suisse 4 (6): 296–301, 2013. Ratings: 1 = very high, very good; 5 = moderate; 9 = very weak, very bad