Kotuku
Fast-growing, high-yield white clover with superior summer growth, ideal for dairy and meat systems.
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Very fast establishing
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Nutritious
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High yielding
Kotuku is a very fast establishing, nutritious, high yielding large leaved white clover with superior summer growth.
Why Kotuku
White clover is critical for feed value and nitrogen fixation in pastures. It is also a key source of protein and energy for milking and growing stock, particularly in summer. Kotuku has excellent seasonal growth, and outperforms all other trialed cultivars over the critical summer period.
High yield
This mixed sward trial included one entry without clover. The effect of clover on nitrogen fixation and yield is seen in the trial, with Kotuku showing particularly good yield.
yields with the same letter are not significantly different at the 5% LSD level.
Jumps out of the ground
Kotuku jumps out of the ground quicker than many clovers. That helps it compete with fast-establishing ryegrass, and makes it easier to plan broadleaf weed control in new pasture. Weeds are best treated when small, but new clover must have 3-4 trifoliate leaves before spraying, so the faster your young plants reach this stage, the better your herbicide results.
Oversowing advantage
Oversowing existing pastures with clover can add more clover to your system. Because it gets going so much faster than other clovers, Kotuku competes better with existing pasture and is perfect for oversowing.
Persistence
Kotuku has demonstrated robust persistence for a large leaved cultivar, and has a medium stolon density. This drives summer production in dairy and dry stock finishing systems.
Sowing Kotuku
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Kotuku