Professional paper

https://doi.org/10.33128/ag.82.1-2.5

ECONOMIC VALUE AND DISTRIBUTION OF WHITE CLOVER (TRIFOLIUM REPENS L.) IN CROATIA

Dubravka Dujmović Purgar orcid.org/0000-0002-6150-3010 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Dubravka Koprivnjak ; Zagreb, Hrvatska
Snježana Bolarić orcid.org/0000-0002-0555-8922 ; Agronomski fakultet, Sveučilište u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

White clover is a native species in the Mediterranean area and it is a native species in the whole of Europe. It has spread, thanks to colonizers, all over the world. In accordance with the climatic and relief differences of Croatia, this species has adapted to and developed different ecotypes. White clover has a positive effect on soil fertility, as well as the best nitrogen fixation. It is of exceptional fodder value. For that reason, it is used as mixture with grasses in livestock feeding, especially dairy cows. It is a very melliferous plant, as well as medicinal.

Keywords

Trifolium spp.; white clover; distribution; natural populations; genetic variability; Croatia

Hrčak ID:

254441

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/254441

Publication date:

25.2.2021.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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