SILVESTER
Trifolium repens
- High yield of forage
- Very winter hardy
- Suited for cutting and combined management
- Excellent forage quality
Large production under cutting
Silvester is a large leaved variety of white clover, selected for its erect growth and ability to fit well together with tall growing grasses in mixtures. Silvester is able to produce a large amount of forage under cutting, but can of course also be used in mixtures for grazing.
Good forage quality
Silvester has a good and early spring growth, a high tolerance to Sclerotinia and a low content of cyanide (HCN), enhancing forage quality.
Very winterhardy
Silvester has shown a remarkable winter hardiness - the best variety in trials 2010-11 under severe frost and snow.
Especially suited to cutting
Silvester has high persistency and is recommended for medium-long term mixtures used for cutting or combined management.
Technical Specifications
- White clover
Winterhardy and productive
- Listed/recommended in EU AT DE DK LU NO PL RU UK
- Leaf size: Large
Yield, relative t DM/ha (Simulated Grazing) and Feed Units/ha (Silage cutting).High yield of forage in Danish Farmers Union Trials |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Simulated grazing |
Simulated grazing |
Silage cutting |
Silage cutting |
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| 1st year | 2nd year | 2nd year | 3rd year | |
| Milo | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
| Silvester | 96 | 107 | 109 | 107 |
| Rel. 100 = | 11,5 | 11,4 | 6850 | 5390 |
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White clover
White clover thrives very well in soils with good water capacity. The yield on sandy soils is very high provided there is sufficient moisture from rainfall or irrigation.