Investigation for the Determination of White Clover (Trifolium repens L.) Cultivars That Can Be Grown in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey

In the present study, some agronomic characteristics were investigated on 9 white clover cultivars obtained from various resources, between 1999 and 2001, under irrigated conditions in Southeastern Anatolia Region of Turkey. The average values of the three years for the white clover showed that the green herbage yield varied from 17713 to 28490 kg ha-1; dry herbage yield from 4501 to 7574 kg ha-1; plant height from 9.88 to 14.56 cm and their protein percentage from 16.52 to 19.00%. Tahora produced the highest green and dry herbage yield and plant height among all the cultivars and this was followed by cultivars Merwi and Kersey. The lowest green and dry herbage yields were obtained from D-269 and Milka cultivars. The protein content of the cultivars did not show any significant differences. However, Huia cultivar had the highest protein percentage (19.0%).