Publication Date
1993
Description
Establishment of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) involves the provision of all major and minor elements necessary for clover growth and N fixation (particularly P, S, K, Mo). Nitrogen fertiliser is not necessary. Inoculation of seed with rhizobium is required where white clover has not been grown previously and in difficult environments. Pest control where necessary is enhanced by insecticidal and nematicidal seed coatings on the white clover seed, Barty management is critical and involves regulnr close grazing during the first 6 months. Maintenance of white clover pastures involves annual inputs of fertiliser (P, S, K) with lime at intervals to maintain a pH of 5.8-6.0. Nitrogen fertiliser is not necessary. Pests can be a major problem. However, control strategies are available for the major insect pests (grass grub, Costelytra zeala,1dica (White) and porina, Wisea11a spp.). Year-round grazing of pastures is practised in NZ with a high proportion of the pasture grown being utilised in situ by the grazing animal.
Citation
O'Connor, M B.; Bryant, A M.; and Prestidge, R A., "An Overview of the New Zealand Experience in Establishing, Maintaining, and Utilizing White Clover Based Pastures" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 8.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session40/8
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An Overview of the New Zealand Experience in Establishing, Maintaining, and Utilizing White Clover Based Pastures
Establishment of white clover (Trifolium repens L.) involves the provision of all major and minor elements necessary for clover growth and N fixation (particularly P, S, K, Mo). Nitrogen fertiliser is not necessary. Inoculation of seed with rhizobium is required where white clover has not been grown previously and in difficult environments. Pest control where necessary is enhanced by insecticidal and nematicidal seed coatings on the white clover seed, Barty management is critical and involves regulnr close grazing during the first 6 months. Maintenance of white clover pastures involves annual inputs of fertiliser (P, S, K) with lime at intervals to maintain a pH of 5.8-6.0. Nitrogen fertiliser is not necessary. Pests can be a major problem. However, control strategies are available for the major insect pests (grass grub, Costelytra zeala,1dica (White) and porina, Wisea11a spp.). Year-round grazing of pastures is practised in NZ with a high proportion of the pasture grown being utilised in situ by the grazing animal.
