CELMEBA (ANNUAL)

OIL, SEASONING PLANTS / WHITE SWEET CLOVER

Melilotus albus Med.

Created by: Research Institute for Fodder Crops, Ltd. Troubsko, Czech Republic

Registered: 2015 in the Czech Republic

An annual form of white-flowered barberry, derived from a biennial population by further breeding and individual selection and mixing of selected offspring

Roots - the taproot penetrates deep into the soil

The stem is straight, reaches 150 cm and more

The leaves are small, trifoliate, the edges are cut

The flowers are white, inflorescences on a short stem

Seeds - in a single-seeded yellow/yellow-brown pod, sometimes the pods are greenish

The weight of 1000 seeds are 1.8-2.3 g

An annual form that flowers and ripens seeds in the first year of sowing

Grows well in less fertile or infertile soils, does not tolerate wetlands and very heavy soils

Used as a fodder plant, as well as improving infertile soil, it is perfect for green manuring

Appreciated by beekeepers

Freshly cut young plants or silage are used as fodder

The feed contains the flavoring substance coumarin, so the cattle have to get used to it

Can grow alone as a monoculture or in mixtures with other legumes and grasses

If grown for seed, must be grown in better conditions with sufficient pollinators

Under different growing conditions than those found in these studies, cultivar parameters may differ from those given here.

SOWING RATE

Recommended seeding rate: 20-30 kg/ha. When growing as a seed, the seed rate should be increased to 30 kg/ha

Recommended sowing rate for green fertilizer: 25-35 kg/ha