Previous research had identified four serogroups of Rhizobium trifolii indigenous to the acidic Abiqua soil (fine, mixed, mesic Cumulic Ultic Haploxeroll). Nodulation of subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum L.) by two of the serogroups, 6 and 36, was differentially influenced by an application of CaCO(3) which raised the pH of the soil from 5.0 to 6.5. These studies were designed to char...

Plants from the genus Trifolium have been used in traditional medicine by many cultures. In Turkish folk medicine, for example, some Trifolium species are used for their expectorant, analgesic, antiseptic properties and also to treat rheumatic aches. Some species are also grown as pasture crops for animals in the Mediterranean. The high quercetin concentration and soyasaponin occurrence make th...

Context Tagasaste (Cytisus proliferus), a fast-growing leguminous tree, has potential to supplement pasture production in steep-hill country and increase resilience.Aims In the companion paper, we quantified tagasaste characteristics. Here, determine effect of proximity 10-year-old trees on productivity eight species including grasses (perennial ryegrass, Lolium perenne; cocksfoot, Dactylis glo...

Trifolium subterraneum L. subsp. yanninicum is a pasture legume that widely grown in medium and high rainfall areas of southern Australia shows waterlogging tolerance. This study investigated diversity within corresponding to eco-geographic variables, which may help identify adapted parents with new traits for genetic improvement. Diversity 10 morphological traits, flowering time leaf isoflavon...

The isolation of small amounts of genistein (5:7:4'trihydroxy-isoflavone) from subterranean clover (Trifolium subterraneum var. Dwalganup) and the demonstration of its weakly oestrogenic properties (Bradbury & White, 1951, and Biggers & Curnow, 1954), together with the difficulties in the synthesis of this compound, made it important that a more efficient method be found for the isolation of th...