alsike
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of alsike
C19: named after Alsike, Sweden
Example Sentences
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In some sections, such legumes as red, alsike, crimson and white clovers have been grown for many years and the bacteria for these plants are well distributed.
From A Living from the Land by Duryee, William B.
Place in the Rotation.—Much of what has been said about the place for medium red clover in the rotation may also apply to alsike clover.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
But it is claimed that the ordinary honey bee may be and is the medium for fertilizing alsike and small white clover, but not that through which the mammoth variety is fertilized.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
If alsike clover grows more readily than the red clover, the probability of acidity grows stronger because the alsike can thrive under more acid soil conditions than can the red.
From Crops and Methods for Soil Improvement by Agee, Alva
Flax also is a favorite crop to sow in such situations after alsike clover.
From Clovers and How to Grow Them by Shaw, Thomas
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