‘Grasslands Sensation’ red clover (Trifoliumpratense L.)

Abstract

‘Grasslands Sensation’ red clover (Trifolium pratense L.), also known as ‘G40’, or ‘Swiss’, is a semi‐erect and early flowering diploid cultivar, showing persistence and seasonal growth under close to hard grazing, especially in summer and early autumn. The cultivar has been bred from four Swiss red clover cultivars, and is the result of two breeding generations. It has a moderate formononetin level. The potential of ‘Sensation’ lies in pure or mixed pasture situations, and it will give high herbage production in the temperate regions that already use red clover. ‘Sensation’ was consistently more productive than the diploid cultivar ‘Grasslands Colenso’ in field trials, and also outyielded tetraploid cultivars up to the fourth summer.