Characteristics:
- A good legume to use as green manure for soil improvement.
- Can be planted in maize rows if wide row spacing is used for maize.
- You can also let it grow out as a standing crop for grazing during the winter.
- Under irrigation it can also be used for dairy cows.
CROP/SPECIE | CULTIVARS *PBR # EXCL |
SEEDING KG/HA |
RAINFALL MM/YEAR |
SUITED REGIONS |
PLANTING MONTHS |
SOIL |
Arrowleaf Clover |
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700, or irrigation will also react well to supplementary irrigation |
The whole of South Africa |
Feb-Mar Cooler areas Mar-May Warmer areas |
Widely adapted to most soils and conditions |