Can we extract the crude protein from the leguminous plants alfalfa (lucerne) and red clover, which are both green fodder crops, in order to mix that protein into the rations of (organic) pigs and pou...
...mples are perennial crops such as temporary grassland, deep-rooting crops such as alfalfa and red clover, and crops that leave a lot of structure-rich crop residues such as cereals. Within the grou...
..., such as corn with runner beans, or grains with beans or peas, but also grass (herbs) with clover. Through their symbiosis with Rhizobium bacteria, which bind nitrogen from the air, legumes provi...
...5%. But: this disadvantage disappears when 40 % of the grass share in the forage is replaced by red clover.
ILVO develops new varieties with higher drought resistance with a focus on perennial ryegrass, red clover, and soy.
How can we increase the protein autonomy of cattle farmers through targeted advice related to the cultivation of grass and grass-clover?
...lement improved practices.Relevance/ValorizationThe project has yielded interesting insights. Grass-clover fields have emerged as they efficiently utilize nitrogen and can achieve similar yields wi...
...occur depending on whether an animal grazes on only (classic) ryegrass or on herb-rich grass with clover and plantain.Relevance/ValorizationObtaining additional, substantiated and recognized CESR m...
The objective of the TGV project is to test various grass-clover-herb mixtures on farms and to calculate the environmental and economic impacts they generate for the dairy farm.
...nEUCLEG is an EU Horizon2020 project, in which breeding strategies for soybean, pea, faba bean, red clover and alfalfa are developed in collaboration with 37 research institutes and companies from ...
...ge intake and milk production decrease (3-6%) in high yielding animals can be eliminated by adding clover to the grass proportion. The research goal, to make the use of more persistent and drought-...
...vide ecosystem services. BELIS involves a total of 34 partners. ILVO is particularly active for red clover and soybean.Research approachWe develop tools and methodologies for cost-effective breedin...
...al feed ILVO studies ways to improve the protein quality in Flemish forage crops, such as grasses, clovers and alfalfa, as well as how to diversify the protein sources in the ration. By incorporat...
ChicoryDry beansEdamameCalendula 2020 / 2017Chickpea(Grass)/CloverLentilsAlfalfaMiscanthusOil pumpkinRussian dandelionSoy 2020 / 2017Sorghum(grain) (fodder)Quinoa 2020 / 2017Field beanFlax
...ity of cellulase organic matter, macro-elements. See the list of analyses.Plant: grass, grass-cloverMoisture, dry matter, raw protein, N, raw cell matter, digestibility of cellulase org...
...ch and atypical crops The following crops and mixed crops are already present in plots: microclover (very small ground-cover clover) in which a main crop such as grain is sown.A combination of gras...
...y, organic farmer Simon Colembie also grows wheat, spelt, potatoes, green beans, grain maize, grass clover and fodder beet. "I was immediately convinced about growing Belgian soy because it gives m...
Grass-clover mixes (fresh or ensiled) can be applied as a cut green manure in field and greenhouse crops. ILVO, Inagro, PCG and UGent evaluated whether the depth at which the cut green manure is intro...
The green cover crop sown in July 2020 is a Biomax mixture consisting of flax, phacelia, alexandrine clover, field bean, field pea, sunflower and fodder vetch.
...ision cultivator for destruction of the green cover crop The Treffler precision cultivator destroys clover and green cover crops 100% a customized depth between 2.5 and 5 cm (1 - 2 inches). Cutter...
...chain. Agroecological principles that are already well established include the cultivation of grass-clover mixes, the reuse of stable manure, knowledge sharing among farmers, even natural grazing a...
...ll be tested and compared with ryegrass. This both in monoculture and in mixed cultivation with red clover. Maarten Cromheeke (ILVO): "In the first cut this year, they yielded as much as standard g...
...allows seeds with different seed sizes to be used. That's how it can sow small seeds like grass and clover but also larger seeds like corn and bean. The system brings the seed into the seeding tube...
...n of the mulch "Our original plan was to mulch with fresh grass clippings, the first cut of a grass-clover field sowed in fall of 2020. Due to soil conditions that were too wet when the cut became ...
...s also released - from substances called cyanogenic glycosides - when pests feed on plants such as clover or passion flower. So the spider mite can make good use of the stolen CAS enzyme to neutral...
... fact, in September we wanted to sow a temporary, herb-rich grassland (with 3 types of grasses, red clover, white clover, chicory and narrow plantain) to restore the soils after intensive grain cul...
... a reserve of nitrogen that the previous crop has built up in the soil. On PHAE, that crop is grass clover, a mix of grasses and clovers. The clovers, in cooperation with root bacteria, bind nitrog...
...d from the green strip, the nitrogen input to the black strip is higher or lower. A perennial grass clover also scores relatively well here and has the advantage that the sod is firm enough to driv...
...new" crop such as sorghum, showed great potential in greenhouse conditions, while the effect of red clover and yellow mustard proved negligible.Deep rooting crops after mechanical applications:
...ps In past editions, ILVO emphasized its breeding work, demonstrating its many developed grass and clover varieties. This year, ILVO has laid out more than 20 different agricultural crops in the d...
ILVO not only breeds grasses, clovers, quinoa, also several green cover crops. One of these is fodder radish. From summer 2025 no less than 5 new varieties will be available on the market. And they ar...
... makes a big difference.Spreading less fertilizer on grassland and switching to grass-clover can again reduce several percent CO2 equivalents. Keeping fewer young cattle by increasing t...
Dairy farmers can reduce their nitrogen emissions by switching to grass-clover in combination with reduced nitrogen fertilization and mowing practices that improve grass silage quality. Reducing prote...
...haken, raked last and ensiled first. Reed fescue is well suited for a mixed crop with red and white clover (30 kg/ha + 7 kg/ha red clover + 3 kg/ha white clover) for mowing purposes or only white c...