Publication Date
1993
Description
Individual plant morphology of 3 white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cultivars was studied during 1990 and 1991. Seasonal shifts were demonstrated by all cultivars towards a higher proportion of less complex plants from winter to mid summer. Over the latter half of the year the population tended lo return towards its original distribution. Seasonal fluctuations in stolon dry weight/plant and root number/plant were also identified, with the small-leaved Ac3351 maintaining a greater stolon OW/plant than Aberystwyth S184 and Grasslands Huia during 1990. Ac3351 and S184 also maintained a larger root number/plant over this period. However, no significant differences were detected between cultivars in 1991. The results not only highlighted the strong seasonal fluctuations taking place each year in plant size and structure, but also the increasing trend over the 2 years for a decrease in plant size and complexity.
Citation
Fothergill, M and Davies, D A., "Morphological Changes in Three Clover (Trifolium repens L.) Cultivars Under Continuous Stocking" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 19.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session8/19
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Morphological Changes in Three Clover (Trifolium repens L.) Cultivars Under Continuous Stocking
Individual plant morphology of 3 white clover (Trifolium repens L.) cultivars was studied during 1990 and 1991. Seasonal shifts were demonstrated by all cultivars towards a higher proportion of less complex plants from winter to mid summer. Over the latter half of the year the population tended lo return towards its original distribution. Seasonal fluctuations in stolon dry weight/plant and root number/plant were also identified, with the small-leaved Ac3351 maintaining a greater stolon OW/plant than Aberystwyth S184 and Grasslands Huia during 1990. Ac3351 and S184 also maintained a larger root number/plant over this period. However, no significant differences were detected between cultivars in 1991. The results not only highlighted the strong seasonal fluctuations taking place each year in plant size and structure, but also the increasing trend over the 2 years for a decrease in plant size and complexity.
