The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC) in collaboration with IBERS, has sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. The ...

Researchers have sequenced and assembled the DNA of red clover to help breeders improve the beneficial traits of this important forage crop. Before industrial nitrogen fertiliser production (from ...

Before industrial nitrogen fertiliser production (from fossil fuels), red clover and other legume crops were essential in crop rotation, improving soil fertility. Legumes boost soil nitrate fertility ...

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Since World War II, the tiny wildflower has been sidelined as a weed and duly killed off by petrochemical herbicides designed for large-scale crop production and perfectly manicured lawns. But the ...

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Welsh researchers are hopeful of breeding a disease-resistant variety of red clover which will extend the crop’s productive lifespan. Aberystwyth University’s Institute of Biological, Environmental ...

From its superior protein quality and high intake potential to its nitrogen-fixing and soil-enhancing abilities, there are many reasons to add red clover to a grazing or silage seed mix. The one ...