Reaper
Red Clover
A specialist summer crop or valuable pasture component.
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Get startedReaper red clover, a high performing New Zealand-bred diploid variety ideal for grazing, hay and silage. Reaper excels with high yields, robust winter activity and exceptional palatability. Its fine stems, lower oestrogen levels and superior disease resistance, including to Sclerotinia and Leaf Rust set Reaper apart. More tolerant to Clover Root Weevil than white clover, Reaper ensures dual-purpose versatility and compatibility in mixes even under close sheep grazing.
Where it fits
A specialist high quality spring and summer crop for silage and hay production and as a component of pasture mixes for all livestock types.
Agronomic Information
- Ploidy: Diploid
- Leaf size: Large
- Persistence: 3-4 years*
- Growth peak: Spring to autumn
- Winter activity: High
- Disease tolerance: Very good disease resistance, including sclerotinia and rust
- Min rainfall: 600+mm or irrigated
- Insect pest control: Grass grub: some tolerance, Black Beetle larvae: some tolerance, Clover root weevil: tolerant.
*Subject to climate, insect pest pressure and management
Animal safety
Recommended for:
Dairy
Beef
Sheep
Downloads
Reaper technical documents
Sowing Information
- Sowing rate: 4-6 kg/ha bare equivalent
- Pasture mixes: 2-3 kg/Ha
- Sowing depth: 1-1.5 cm
- Sowing seasons: Autumn and spring
- Min rainfall: 600+mm or irrigated
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