Pre-inoculation of clover seed for aerial seeding on logged sites.

B.M. Brooke, D.G. Stout, R. Tucker, C.M. Preston

Abstract


In 1989 a mixture of clover (Trifolium hybridum L. and T. repens L.) seed pre-inoculated with Rhizobia by 2 commercial techniques (Guardcoat and Dormal) were compared to bare seed. The Guardcoat produced nodulation on 30% of the clover plants. Dormal and bare seed produced no nodules. Fifty-nine percent of the N in clover top growth in 1990 was derived from atmospheric nitrogen. Use of a pre-inoculated treatment, such as Guardcoat, is an effective method of delivering Rhizobia to aerially seeded clover.

Keywords


Trifolium hybridum;logging;inoculation;site types;Rhizobium;nitrogen fixation;nodulation;aerial sowing;Trifolium repens;seed treatment;British Columbia;stand establishment

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