Persian clover (annual) RUSTY

A mid-early, high-yielding, fast-growing annual Persian clover for feeding, hay, and green manure

• Time of flowering: medium
• Very good regrowth after grazing
• Good cold tolerance
• Very good feed value
• High content of protein and minerals
• Low amount of crude fiber
• Low amount of dry matter

• Flowering – medium early
• Erect plants with thin, hollow and branched stems
• Stem hollow, branched
• The height can reach about 80-150 cm
• The plants are large, grow lush foliage, and bloom for a long time
• Shoots grow very quickly
• Can be cut several times
• Very good regrowth after grazing
• Pink to purple flowers with a very characteristic odor
• The seeds come in different colours
• 1000 seeds weight – 1.25-1.70 g
• Adapts to a variety of soils except sandy or acidic soils
• Adapts well to light and clay soils
• In our climatic conditions, as an annual plant, it is suitable for growing in fertile, well-irrigated soils
• Likes warm, humid weather
• Tolerates short-term flooding, moisture
• Susceptible to drought
• Very good nutritional value
• High in protein and minerals
• Low dry matter
• Low in green fiber
• Mostly grown for fodder production, but can also be grown for hay
• Grown pure or in mixtures for fodder production
• Used ss a soil improving plant in crop rotation
• Perfect for cultivation and soil improvement as a green manure, both alone and in this type of mixture with other nitrogen-fixing and soil-improving plants

The varietal parameters may differ from those indicated here when the testing circumstances differ from quondam