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1.33 Creeping clover Charodei

Creeping clover Charodei

Developers’ contact information

Republican Unitary Enterprise "The Scientific And Practical Center For Arable Farming of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus"
1, Timiriasev Str., 222160 Zhodino
Tel/ Fax: +375 (1775) 370-66

P.P. Vasko
Тel.: +375 (1775) 340-94, e-mail: vaskopp@tut.by

Summary

Perennial bean herbage for haying and pasture use with high re-growth rate after pasturing. Appropriate for use as a part of mixed grass crops during pasture formation.

Description

New creeping clover variety for haying and pasture use Charodei is protected by Certificate of Authorship No. 0000771 of 31 December 2004.) for the variety of plants.

Technology type

Technical advantages and economic benefits

Early crop, with high re-growth rate after feeding, characterized by even intake of green mass during vegetation with 6-7 pastures, resistant to trampling down, forms yield of green mass at the level of late-ripening variety Volat (550-560 centner/ha on loamy and 380-450 centner/ha on sabulous soils), marked by extended seed productivity. Exceeds the Danish variety Mena and the Swedish variety Sonya in yield by 15- 20%. Hay is featured as high quality hay with raw protein level exceeding 22%.

Technology differentiation and uniqueness

Early, resistant to trampling down, high-yielding. High quality of hay and green mass.

Context in which technology was identified

International Specialized Exhibition “Belagro – 2004-2008” (Minsk, Belarus).

Technological keywords

Creeping clover, variety, resistance, yield.

Development Stage

Intellectual property rights

Range of applications

Agriculture, production of green fodder.

Classifier Used at the EU Innovation Relay Centres

Preferable Regions

Practical experience

Introduced into agricultural enterprises of the Republic of Belarus over the area of 60 ha.

Environmental impact

Environmentally safe.

Type of collaboration sought

Terms and restrictions

Defined by the license contract.

Available technical assistance