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Ecotypic differentiation inTrifolium repens

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The indigenous white clover (Trifolium repens) ofFestuca-Agrostis pastures in S. Scotland is shown to be characteristically small leaved, prostrate and of small diameter in comparison with the cultivar S184. Within the indigenous type, leaflet size was found to be differentiated in relation to soil base status. This was attributed to the effect of grazing intensity which in these pastures varied with soil base status.

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  1. Hill Farming Research Organisation, Edinburgh 12

    J. King

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King, J. Ecotypic differentiation inTrifolium repens . Plant Soil 18, 221–224 (1963). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01347876

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