Rose clover yield and quality: Applications of superphosphate increased forage production over 300% and protein content 70% in Placer County trials

Johnson, W; Williams, W; Martin, W

Rose clover yield and quality: Applications of superphosphate increased forage production over 300% and protein content 70% in Placer County trials

Authors

Walter H. Johnson
W. A. Williams
W. E. Martin

Authors Affiliations

Walter H. Johnson is Farm Advisor, Placer County, University of California; W. A. Williams is Assistant Professor of Agonomy, University of California. Davis; W. E. Martin is Extension Specialist in Soils Fertility, University of California. Berkeley.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 10(12):7-12. DOI:10.3733/ca.v010n12p7. December 1956.

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Abstract

In a study carried out during the 1955-56 season near Lincoln, applications of superphosphate to a stand of rose clover increased forage production from 778 pounds per acre to 3,300 pounds per acre—over 300%—and improved forage quality by increasing the protein content 70%, from 8% up to 14%, and the phosphorus level in feed 66%, from 0.15% to 0.25%.

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