Track 1-07: Prospects for Management to Increase Grassland and Forage Productivity
Description
Trifolium vesiculosum, commonly known as arrowleaf clover, is a winter-growing annual legume native to Europe (Duke, 1981), with high persistence and low risk of bloat. Several reports show a wide annual production range between 1.9 and 9.8 t DM/ha/year (Gomes and Reis 1999; Evans and Mills 2008). It shows a high nutritional value (Tekeli et al. 2005) that declines with increasing maturity. Grazing management should consider the need for seed production to ensure natural re-seeding in subsequent years. Recently, INIA Uruguay released the T. vesiculosum cultivar Sagit (Glencoe EC1), characterized by intermediate growth habit and flowering period.
The objective of this paper is to report the adaptation and performance of cv. Sagit (Glencoe EC1) in the lowlands rice region of Uruguay, under different grazing intensities with weaned calves.
Included in
Trifolium vesiculosum: Exploring Its Potential in the Uruguay Lowlands Rice Region
Trifolium vesiculosum, commonly known as arrowleaf clover, is a winter-growing annual legume native to Europe (Duke, 1981), with high persistence and low risk of bloat. Several reports show a wide annual production range between 1.9 and 9.8 t DM/ha/year (Gomes and Reis 1999; Evans and Mills 2008). It shows a high nutritional value (Tekeli et al. 2005) that declines with increasing maturity. Grazing management should consider the need for seed production to ensure natural re-seeding in subsequent years. Recently, INIA Uruguay released the T. vesiculosum cultivar Sagit (Glencoe EC1), characterized by intermediate growth habit and flowering period.
The objective of this paper is to report the adaptation and performance of cv. Sagit (Glencoe EC1) in the lowlands rice region of Uruguay, under different grazing intensities with weaned calves.
