TWO NEW RED CLOVER VARIETIES SOMEȘAN AND LIVEZEANU CREATED AT A.R.D.S. LIVADA

The north western part of the country through A.R.D.S. Livada is a reference point in the improvement of the red clover.As a result of research conducted on this species, by using a diverse germ plasm from different crop areas of red clover, in A.R.D.S. Livada during 1989-2024 were created and recorded 12 synthetic varieties of red clover, two tetraploids and 11 diploids, from which three varieties were patented. The genetic progress made in the improvement of red clover, presented in this paper demonstrates that the new varieties bring an increase in production of 10% to dry mater, 7% to crude protein and 10% to seed compared to the control.