A review of the use of chicory plantain red clover and white clover in a sward mix for increased sheep and beef production

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dc.citation.volume77
dc.contributor.authorCranston LM
dc.contributor.authorKenyon PR
dc.contributor.authorMorris ST
dc.contributor.authorKemp PD
dc.coverage.spatialMasterton, New Zealand
dc.date.available2015
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractMany farmers are sowing mixed swards containing chicory (Cichorium intybus), plantain (Plantago lanceolata), red clover (Trifolium pratense) and white clover (T. repens) (hereafter termed herb and clover mix). This herb and clover mix has comparable annual dry matter (DM) production to perennial ryegrass white clover pasture (rye/wc), however, it has a different pattern of growth, producing more DM during summer and autumn. The herb and clover mix also has a higher nutritive value and is able to support greater rates of animal production, especially over summer, than rye/ wc in both sheep and cattle. The herb and clover mix is most suited to a rotational grazing interval of 3–4 weeks to an 8 cm residual height, with no winter grazing. When managed appropriately the herb and clover mix is able to persist for at least 2 years and up to 5 years under both sheep and cattle grazing.
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dc.format.extent89 - 94 (6)
dc.identifierhttps://www.grassland.org.nz/viewpublication.php?pubID=389
dc.identifier.citationJournal of New Zealand Grasslands, 2015, 77 pp. 89 - 94 (6)
dc.identifier.eissn2463-2880
dc.identifier.elements-id257317
dc.identifier.harvestedMassey_Dark
dc.identifier.issn2463-2872
dc.publisherNZ Grassland Association
dc.publisher.urihttps://www.grassland.org.nz/viewpublication.php?pubID=389
dc.relation.isPartOfJournal of New Zealand Grasslands
dc.relation.urihttps://www.grassland.org.nz/publications/nzgrassland_publication_2723.pdf
dc.subjectCichorium intybus
dc.subjectPlantago lanceolata
dc.subjectTrifolium pratense
dc.subjectTrifolium repens
dc.subjectlegume
dc.subjectperennial
dc.subjectnutritive value
dc.titleA review of the use of chicory plantain red clover and white clover in a sward mix for increased sheep and beef production
dc.typeJournal article
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pubs.organisational-group/Massey University
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences
pubs.organisational-group/Massey University/College of Sciences/School of Agriculture & Environment
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