Resistant to leaf diseases and field viruses
- High forage yields
- Ideal for pastures
- Superior persistence
- Excellent seedling vigor
- Aggressive stolon activity
- Drought tolerant
- Widely adapted
Pinnacle is a new ladino clover variety developed for today’s high performance pasture needs. Look for excellent establishment and seeding vigor along with cool season productivity and the aggressive season long growth necessary to maximize grazing. Pinnacle has a very upright growth habit with numerous fine stems and large dark green leaves. This variety was bred for superior persistence and can stand up to leaf disease and virus pressure. Pinnacle is adapted throughout the United States and Canada, wherever ladino clovers are grown.
Lancaster Agricultural Research Station, Lancaster, WI, USA 2002 White Clover Seeding Grazing Trial-Intake Results
2003 GRAZING PERIODS
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Variety |
1Intake* ton/a 13-June |
2Intake* ton/a 15-July |
3Intake* ton/a 23-Sept |
Total ^ Intaketon/a |
Marathon# |
0.49
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0.90
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0.42
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1.80
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Crescendo |
0.62
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0.40
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0.16
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1.22
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Pinnacle |
0.65
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0.42
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0.18
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1.21
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Ivory |
0.45
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0.31
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0.17
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0.95
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Milton |
0.50
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0.31
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0.17
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0.95
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Barblanca |
0.47
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0.28
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0.14
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0.88
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Riesling |
0.50
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0.26
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0.11
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0.87
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Crusader |
0.43
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0.28
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0.14
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0.86
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Triffid |
0.46
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0.24
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0.17
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0.85
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Mean |
0.51
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0.36
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0.18
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1.04
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LSD (5%) |
0.14
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CV% |
8.7
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* Intake based on difference between before-graze and after- graze pasture plate measurements.
^ Variety means are LSMEANS derived from nearest neighbor statistical analysis. Therefore, season total will not be the arithmetic sum of individual grazing periods.
# Marathon is the Red Clover check.
FORAGE YIELD SUMMARY | |||||
Competitor |
Pinnacle Yield
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Competitor Yield
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Years Tested
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Tests | Pinnacle as % of Competitor |
Sacramento |
3.82
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3.54
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2
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2
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107.9
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Jumbo |
6.64
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6.49
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2
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1
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102.3
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Canopy |
4.62
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4.57
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5
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3
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101.0
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Regal |
4.14
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4.13
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6
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4
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100.2
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Tests in Summary2002 University of Kentucky–Lexington2000, 1998, 1996 Woodland, California |
PERCENT STAND of white clovers planted September 19, 2002, in a cattle grazing tolerance study at Lexington, Kentucky. | |
Variety |
% Stand 10/30/03
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Pinnacle Ladino |
63%
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Crescendo Ladino |
63%
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California Ladino |
50%
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Regal |
48%
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