Zulu II (Arrowleaf)

Zulu II  is a high energy legume for finishing animals or making silage from early spring through into summer. Where managed to reseed and regenerate, it also shows great potential to get nitrogen into hill country pastures.

Yield + quality

Zulu II can transform low-yielding dry paddocks into palatable, productive pastures growing over 10 t DM/ha, with highest growth rates through spring and early summer. Feed value is excellent, with less risk of bloat than other annual clovers.

System fit

Sow Zulu II in autumn as a finishing crop, or as a persistent legume in hill country pasture where it is allowed to set seed in summer, to germinate in subsequent autumns. It has a high level of hard seed which persists in the soil for many years. Zulu II also partners well with spring sown chicory, feeding nitrogen into this summer crop.

Management

If sown with chicory, graze the crop according to best practice for the chicory. For persistence in hill country Zulu II must be managed carefully to allow reseeding in the first year. Don't graze these paddocks during flowering. After seed set, remove plant residues in late summer to open up the pasture and promote better seedling regeneration in autumn. Zulu II tolerates moderately acidic soils. Sow treated seed.

Sowing Zulu II

Zulu II Arrowleaf Clover is protected under the NZ Plant Variety Rights Act 1987 and is owned and marketed by Barenbrug