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White clover is used mainly in pastures. It is a short-lived
perennial that can reseed itself. Thre are three gereral types
of white clover: ladino, white dutch and small wild white.
All three are similar in appearance but differ in size, with
wild white being the smallest and ladino the largest. All
have stolons, which are stems that creep on the ground, with
branches that are erect or upward slanting. Roots are shallow
and fibrous and develop from nodes of the creeping stollons.
White clover has low tolerance to drought but is relatively
tolerant to frequent grazing and has good palatability. White
clover can be frost seeded or no-tilled into existing grass
pastures to improve forage quality and yield.
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