Four-leaf clover is a rare variety of clover (including clover and alfalfa), and it also has more than 5 leaves, up to 18. In the west, people think it is very lucky to find a four-leaf clover.
Four-leaf clover originated in temperate regions of Europe and Asia and was cultivated in the late19th century. It is distributed in Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hubei, Jiangsu, Fujian, Hebei, Xinjiang and Gansu (mainly in Longnan mountainous area).
The best breeding time: Clover can be sown in spring or autumn or propagated by ramets. Spring is in late March and autumn is in mid-September. Autumn sowing is dominant in the south and spring sowing is dominant in the north.
Introduction of four-leaf clover:
Four-leaf clover, native to temperate Europe and Asia, was cultivated in the late19th century and distributed in China, Sichuan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Guangdong, Hubei, Jiangsu, Fujian, Henan, Hebei, Xinjiang and Gansu (mainly in Longnan mountainous area).
Lanzhou Institute of Animal Husbandry of China Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Gansu Agricultural University, Gansu Grassland Team, Gansu Grassland Ecological Institute and other units introduced improved varieties from other places, and carried out introduction experiments in Lanzhou, Wuwei, Minxian, Yuzhong and Qingyang, and did a lot of work. Although it grows well in various places, it has not yet entered the stage of popularization and application in production.