Gland Clover
Gland Clover
Trifolium glanduliferum
Erect or semi-erect, branched, self-regenerating annual pasture legume forms dense swards to about 40 or 50cm tall. Smooth and green hairless leaflets and stems with some reddening on the upper surface. Many-flowered heads, individual flowers are pinkish-white in colour initially and turn a deeper pinkish-mauve colour with maturity.
Pros
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Grows in a range of soil types
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Suited to low rainfall environments
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Moderate tolerance of waterlogging.
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Excellent regeneration
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Easy to harvest for hay or silage.
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Ease of seed production
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Hard seed so protected premature germination.
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Compatible with other annual legumes in mixtures.
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Low levels of coumarin in the plant.
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Rainfall 350 - 600 mm annually with mostly autumn-winter-spring distribution and relatively little in summer.
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Likes well-drained to slightly waterlogged soils with a range of soil textures, and soil conditions from pH 4.5 to 8.0. Not suited to poor, infertile sands.
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Tolerant frosts to -4 or -5o C.
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Used in mixed pasture grazing and hay.
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Small seed should be sown no more than 0.5 cm deep.
Cons
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Susceptible to competition from more vigorous species during the establishment
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Need to restrict grazing during flowering
Sowing
1 to 2 Kg/ha in mixtures with other pasture legumes.