The role of white clover in the South European grazing systems: the Plo Plain situation
1995
Reyneri, A. | Grignani, C. | Cavallero, A. (Torino Univ., Torino (Italy). Agronomy Dept.)
The large spread of maize for silage has recently induced farmers to produce high quality forage from herbage. However, in the recent years, pure clover stands or Italian ryegrass/ white clover mixtures, which were largely used on dairy farms for zero grazing utilization, have been substituted by pure stands of annual Italian ryegrass for silage conservation. Therefore nowdays, white clover plays a major role only as a basic component of temporary meadows and pasture and of permanent grasslands for less intensive animal husbandry. Control of white clover in order to preserve an adequate grass-clover balance is the main goal of meadow and pasture management. Rotational grazing and an alternation of grazing and mowing seems to increase white clover contribution. Strategic N application, the use of more vigorous grass cultivars and less competitive white clover cultivars, could contribute to an improved grass-clover balance
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