Alsike clover DAWN

Trifolium hybridum L.

A mid-late diploid clover with good winterhardiness

  • Good ant stable yields
  • Fast regrowth
  • Good winterhardiness
  • Moderately resistant to mosaic virus
  • Winter-hardy
  • Good yields, perfect match
  • Multiple cuts
  • Grows well, growth is fast
  • More drought tolerant than red clover
  • Good winterhardiness
  • Stems – erect
  • Leaves – large
  • Moderately resistant to mosaic virus
  • Good seed yields
  • 1000 seed weight – 0.7 g
  • Mowed in full bloom
  • Drying hay may take longer to dry
  • Tolerates grazing
  • Very palatable to all grazing animals
  • Suitable for mixtures with timothy
  • Less sensitive for lodging when growing in mixtures, dries better after cutting
  • Protein and energy content is slightly higher than that of red clover
  • Tolerates acidic and alkaline soils
  • Tolerates short-term spring flooding
  • Suitable for low lying, moist areas

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


Recommended sowing rate: 10-12 kg/ha

Recommended sowing rate when growing for green manure: 12-14 kg/ha