TY - JOUR T1 - Carolina clover JF - Journal of Soil and Water Conservation SP - 292 LP - 293 VL - 47 IS - 4 AU - Dale H. Arner AU - Jeanne Jones AU - Chris Bucciantini Y1 - 1992/07/01 UR - http://www.jswconline.org/content/47/4/292.abstract N2 - SOIL conservationists, administrators of Conservation Reserve Program land, highway and utility line managers, and state game officials have been seeking plants that will more effectively meet their conservation needs. Paramount among those needs are such characteristics as providing protective ground cover quickly and at low cost, improving wildlife habitat, and requiring little maintenance. Plant scientists have been striving to meet these needs by developing new or improved varieties of herbaceous plants. Some of the more highly advertised plants are the socalled 30-06 strains of ladino clover (Trifoliurn repens) and jointvetch (Aeschynomene indica). Both of these legumes can be used as supplemental food by deer and turkey. New varieties of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) that have lower tannic acid contents are being recommended for small game use and erosion control purposes. For improved livestock food and erosion control, perennial grasses, such as Kentucky fescue (Festuca elatior arundinacea) are being promoted. Based on field trial studies, we … ER -