THE GROWTH OF, CLOVERS AT DIFFERENT LEVELS OF SOIL ACIDITY

Abstract

The popular belief among many is that clovers will not grow in acid soils, and for this reason large quantities of lime are often used to make soil less acid in an attempt to increase clover growth. At the Grasslands Division of the Department of Scientific and Industrial, Research at Palmerston North there have been a number of .experiments over the past few years which serve to raise doubts about the truth of some statements normally accepted as axiomatic as far as clover growth and soil acidity are concerned. Our experiments have been conducted in a number of ways, and some of these will be dealt with in detail.