Profile
DIPLOMAT is a Red clover with very high yields and an excellent agronomical value. The variety reaches the good dry matter yields not only in the first year, but also in the second year of use as a main crop. The excellent characteristic of DIPLOMAT is the high persistence. In connection with the good health this is also an important reason for the high yields in the second year of use.
General
| Ploidy | diploid | |
|---|---|---|
| Ploidy | diploid | |
|---|---|---|
Agronomic properties
| Beginning of flowering |
4
|
early to inter |
|---|---|---|
| Stem height - full development |
5
|
medium |
| Early growth development |
5
|
medium |
|
Beginning of flowering
4
|
||
|
Stem height - full development
5
|
||
|
Early growth development
5
|
Tends to
| Winter hardiness |
5
|
medium |
|---|---|---|
| Lodging |
5
|
medium |
|
Winter hardiness
5
|
||
|
Lodging
5
|
Yield characteristics
| Dry matter yield total |
5
|
medium |
|---|---|---|
| Dry matter yield - 1st cut |
5
|
medium |
| Dry matter yield - further cuts |
5
|
medium |
| DM yield total in 2nd year |
4
|
low to medium |
| Persistence |
5
|
medium |
|
Dry matter yield total
5
|
||
|
Dry matter yield - 1st cut
5
|
||
|
Dry matter yield - further cuts
5
|
||
|
DM yield total in 2nd year
4
|
||
|
Persistence
5
|
Quality
| Crude protein content |
5
|
medium |
|---|
|
Crude protein content
5
|
Vulnerabilities
| Stem rot of clover |
6
|
medium to strong |
|---|---|---|
| Anthracnose |
5
|
medium |
| Mildew |
4
|
low to medium |
Source: Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office, Germany) 2020 | () = Breeder rating
|
Stem rot of clover
6
|
||
|
Anthracnose
5
|
||
|
Mildew
4
|
Source: Bundessortenamt (Federal Plant Variety Office, Germany) 2020 | () = Breeder rating
All specified information is given to the best of our knowledge and belief, but without guarantee on completeness and correctness. Despite care we cannot guarantee that the described characteristics are repeatable / comprehensive in agricultural practice in each case. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG excludes adhesion for damage or claims for damages, resulting of the use for the variety specified in this description.