Trifolium pratense

Genus-level evidence

11 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Trifolium sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Trifolium pratense.

• facilitation · Trifolium spp. → Triticum aestivum · effect: beneficial

  “twice as much earthworms were observed in the soil than with a sole crop”

  [object Object] (2014) · Agroecological practices for sustainable agriculture. A review · p. 11 #6491970
• facilitation · Trifolium spp. → Poaceae (family) · effect: beneficial

  “Mixtures of grasses and legumes in pastures provide a better diet than monocultures”

  Rickerl D., Francis C., Gliessman S.R., Nicholls C.I., Altieri M.A., Janke R.R., Dobbs T.L., Flora C.B., Schumacher T.E., Caldwell R.M., Salomonsson L., Lieblein G., Helenius J., Kirschenmann F. (2004) · Agroecosystems Analysis · p. 38 #6492118
• facilitation · Trifolium spp. → Triticum aestivum · effect: beneficial

  “legume (frequently clover) and finally wheat”

  Vandermeer J.H. (2011) · The Ecology of Agroecosystems · p. 58 #6492179
• facilitation · Avena sativa → Trifolium spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Clover seems to establish best around 50% of full sunlight”

  Gliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 71 #6493994
• herbivory · Melanoplus femurrubrum → Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful

  “redlegged grasshoppers are very destructive pests of clover, alfalfa, and soybean”

  Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 176 #6492730
• herbivory · Dasineura leguminicola → Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful

  “to avert damage by the clover seed midge, Dasineura leguminicola”

  Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 371 #6493434
• mutualism · Gigaspora margarita → Trifolium spp. · effect: beneficial

  “Mycorrhiza formed between Gigaspora margarita and Trifolium. The arbuscule branches surrounded by the invaginated host membrane”

  Smith S.E., Read D. (2008) · Mycorrhizal Symbiosis, Third Edition · p. 69 #6492767
• mutualism · Trifolium spp. → Triticum spp. · effect: beneficial

  “fixation of nitrogen by an under-sown layer of clover”

  Fiebrig I.N. (ed.), Tornaghi C., McAllister G., Moeller N., Pedersen M., Sucholas J., Greinwald A., Ukhanova M., Luick R., Fiebrig I.N., van de Vijver M., van Kan C.J., Tilzey M., Stobart A., Prieto Garcia J., Vieweger A., Westaway S., Whistance L., Kümmritz S., Klocke B., Krähmer A., Johnson M., Sarabia L., Solorio F., Galindo F., González P., Sandoval Castro C.A., Torres F., Ku J., Păcurar F., Reif A., Ruşdea E., Nair M.N.B., Punniamurthy N., Venkatasubramanian P., Balasubramani S.P., Kukkupuni S.K., Weins C., Bombardi L., Peralta M.C.C., Bach A.E. (2023) · Medicinal Agroecology: Reviews, Case Studies, and Research Methodologies · p. 101 #6492966
• pest pressure · Ditylenchus dipsaci → Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful

  “D. dipsaci is a serious pest of clover, pea, broad bean, celery”

  Perry R.N., Moens M., Jones J.T. (2024) · Plant Nematology, 3rd Edition #6493299
• pest pressure · Elymus repens → Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful

  “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”

  Gliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 103 #6494041
• pest pressure · Elymus repens → Trifolium spp. · effect: harmful

  “Quackgrass inhibited several crop types (e.g., clover, alfalfa, and barley)”

  Gliessman S.R. (2022) · Agroecology: The Ecology of Sustainable Food Systems, Fourth Edition · p. 103 #6494050