Evaluation of fodder productivity of selected white clover samples

The results of the study of white clover hybrids for fodder productivity are presented. The breeding samples were obtained at the Federal Williams Research Center of Forage Production and Agroecology. The competitive variety testing nursery was established on an experimental field in 2022. The evaluation of 10 samples was conducted in 2023–2024. In each growing season, four cuttings were taken. The data on the evaluation of breeding samples according to a complex of economic and biological traits is given. The study on fodder productivity showed that the most promising hybrid is F3 VIK 70 × 232. The sample slightly exceeds the standard in terms of the height of the leaf stalks (16.40 cm, 2.24%), the height of the flower stalks (21.83, 2.25%), the yield of green mass (65.40 t/ha, 6.61%), the number of heads per 1 m2 (1407, 108%), and the yield of dry matter (5.90 t/ha, 8.66%). The octoploid C5 sample (2n = 64) has a low feed productivity.