Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum L.)
Characteristics
- Yield based on 2 harvests/season
- Seeds/pound: 700,000
- Seeding rate: 6-10 lbs pure live seed/acre
- Similar to red clover in growth habit
- One to two harvests per season possible
- Best suited to pastures with marginal soils
- Do not use for horse pasture
Advantages
- good quality possible
- very well adapted to acid or variably drained soils
- easy to establish
Concerns
- generally does not persist after 2 growing seasons
- much lower yielding than alfalfa
- can cause bloat and photosensitization in animals
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