AFBI - Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute : Grass & Clover Recommended List

	Variety	Relative Leaf Size %	Total Grazing Yield %	Clover Yield %	Grass Yield %	Low N (0-9)	High N (0-9)
C	Control	(% Huia)	12.8 t/ha	4.2 t/ha	8.6 t/ha
	AberAce	42	89	61	103	6.5	4.6
	Glds. Demand	79	98	85	104	6.4	5.1
	Crusader	88	100	97	101	5.8	4.9
	Avoca	95	103	102	103	6.0	5.0
	Glds. Bounty	96	101	98	102	5.8	4.6
	AberDai	101	101	108	97	5.5	4.6
	Chieftain	108	103	118	96	5.4	4.5
	Alice	124	103	115	97	5.2	4.2
	Barblanca	131	103	116	97	5.6	4.5
	AberHerald	93	100	104	98	5.0	4.5
	Glds. Huia	100	98	87	103	5.8	4.6
	AberVantage	104	102	104	101	5.3	3.7
	Triffid	131	102	104	100	5.2	4.0
	Aran	164	102	121	92	4.4	3.4

	Variety	Clover Content %	Spring Grazing Yield %	Early Summer Grazing Yield %	Late Summer Grazing Yield %	Autumn Grazing Yield %	Leaf Size
C	Control	(%)	0.5 t/ha	1.3 t/ha	1.5 t/ha	0.9 t/ha
	AberAce	23	47	80	72	45	Small
	Glds. Demand	29	81	86	87	78	Small
	Crusader	32	127	92	91	115	Medium
	Avoca	33	91	103	101	109	Medium
	Glds. Bounty	32	109	91	97	101	Medium
	AberDai	36	107	114	110	100	Medium
	Chieftain	38	117	116	121	120	Medium
	Alice	37	111	114	119	107	Large
	Barblanca	37	110	104	102	126	Large
	AberHerald	35	92	104	111	100	Medium
	Glds. Huia	29	78	86	93	79	Medium
	AberVantage	34	110	103	107	102	Medium
	Triffid	34	125	108	105	107	V. Large
	Aran	40	112	111	126	136	V. Large

Status Codes:

'Bold Type' - Varieties that have been tested in at least 5 separate trials and found to maintain very high performance levels (designated as Highly Recommended below)
'Plain Type' - Varieties that may have been performing but have as yet completed less than 5 separate trials (designated as Fully Recommended below)
- Varieties which have consistently performed well in 5 or more trials but not with quite as high a performance as the 'Bold Type' varieties (also designated as Fully Recommended below)
(S) - Varieties recommended for a specific use as detailed in the text
(P) - Varieties which, as yet, have completed only 3 trials and are provisionally recommended pending further data (Seed may be in short supply)
(O) - Varieties which are becoming outclassed

Note: Varieties in bold text are in the most highly recommended classification.

Variety Descriptions

Variety descriptions are in alphabetical order. Information is also given on the breeder and on the name of the agent.

AberAce	IBERS (UK); BSH The smallest recommended variety, it has very high grazing persistency at low nitrogen levels and while having the low yield potential expected of such a very small clover variety, it supports a high grass yield.
AberDai	IBERS (UK); BSH Produces very high clover yields, is at its most vigorous in the main summer periods and maintains a good persistency rating for its leaf size.
AberHerald	IBERS (UK); BSH ,Its good clover yield performance supports a good overall sward production, maintains good clover persistence and retains high clover content throughout the season but particularly in late summer period.
AberVantage	IBERS (UK); BSH Achieves a high output of grass and clover and a similarly high total sward output, supported by a good clover content and good grazing persistence, though survives best when applied nitrogen levels are low.
Alice	IBERS (UK); Bar Produces high total sward and excellent clover yields, which are maintained at a high level throughout the growing season. It also achieves a high clover content and has a high grazing persistency given its large leaf size.
Aran	Teagasc (ROI) ; BSH A very high yielding variety that maintains notably high clover productivity throughout the late summer and autumn, although not highly persistent when tightly grazed, it is excellent for conservation use as it has a high tolerance of tall grass canopy competition.
Avoca	Teagasc (ROI) ; DLF This variety has a very high grazing persistency for its leaf size. Given its medium leaf size, it also has high clover and total herbage yields, plus it maintains a high clover content in the grazing diet.
Barblanca	AgResearch (NZ); Bar Achieves very high clover yield performance results typical of its large leaf size, with highest productivity in Spring and again in autumn, plus its grazing persistent scores are atypically high for such a large leaved variety.
Chieftain	Teagasc (ROI) ; DLF Production results comprising the highest clover yield total yield and overall clover content in the medium group. Clover persistency scores are consistent with its leaf size.
Crusader	AgResearch (NZ); Bar This variety produces very high yields with a dense, highly persistent growth under both nitrogen levels plus an exceptional spring vigour for a medium-leaf variety.
Glds. Bounty	Wrightson (NZ); DLF This variety supports very high grass yields and so also high total yields of grass and clover. It has good persistency for its leaf size and has good spring productivity.
Glds. Demand	AgResearch (NZ); DLF With a leaf size at the upper end of the small group, it produces a predictably excellent grazing persistency at low nitrogen levels and a higher than expected performance at high-N plus good yields for its leaf size.
Glds. Huia	AgResearch (NZ); DLF Known as ‘New Zealand White Clover’, it produces moderate clover yields but supports a good grass yield with a good grazing persistence.
Triffid	AgResearch (NZ); Bar This very large leaved variety produces an impressively high spring yield and performs consistently well throughout the remainder of the season whilst maintaining a relatively high persistence for its leaf size.

Grass and Clover - White Clover

White Clover Recommended List 2011

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Variety Descriptions