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Publication Date
1989
Location
Nice France
Description
Storage of carbohydrate in stolon of field-grown white clover (Trifolium repens L.) is important as up to 60 % of dry matter is in stolons and their carbohydrate content is high relative to roots (Harris et al., 1983). Previously no account has been taken of node position when the carbohydrate status of stolons has been assessed. Most field-grown white clover is clonal, with older nodes continually dying as new nodes are formed, hence the pattern of carbohydrate storage of individual nodes may differ. The objectives of this study were to determine the carbohydrate status of individual nodes at different times of the year and to relate the results to the pattern of growth in grazed swards.
Citation
Hay, M.J M.; Chu, A.C P.; Knighton, M V.; and Wewala, S, "Variation with Season and Node Position in Carbohydrate Content of White Clover Stolons" (1989). IGC Proceedings (1985-2023). 24.
(URL: https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1989/session9/24)
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Variation with Season and Node Position in Carbohydrate Content of White Clover Stolons
Nice France
Storage of carbohydrate in stolon of field-grown white clover (Trifolium repens L.) is important as up to 60 % of dry matter is in stolons and their carbohydrate content is high relative to roots (Harris et al., 1983). Previously no account has been taken of node position when the carbohydrate status of stolons has been assessed. Most field-grown white clover is clonal, with older nodes continually dying as new nodes are formed, hence the pattern of carbohydrate storage of individual nodes may differ. The objectives of this study were to determine the carbohydrate status of individual nodes at different times of the year and to relate the results to the pattern of growth in grazed swards.
