SA-CC-7 Cover Crops:White Clover CTAHR-Aug.2002 Europe white clover is affected by the cyst(Heterodera For assistance: trifolii)and stem(Ditylenchus dipsaci)nematodes.White Contact your nearest Cooperative Extension Service of- clover is susceptible to root-knot nematodes fice for additional assistance in selecting appropriate (Meloidogyne sp.),but some cultivars show tolerance of cover crops and green manures for your farm and crop M.incognita.The sting,meadow,and clover cyst nema- ping situation.Help can also be obtained from the USDA todes also attack white clover.Select resistant cultivars, Natural Resources Conservation Service field offices lo- cut or graze regularly to stimulate new growth,and main- cated on each island tain soil fertility to help white clover resist disease dam Visit CTAHR's Sustainable Agriculture for Hawai age.Several viral a es anect white clover in varou parts ofthe w little resea sustainag ocument v s di over crops. refer Virus a t white er mosaic,clover yellow mo4 SA-CC-7 Cover Crops: White Clover CTAHR — Aug. 2002 For assistance: Contact your nearest Cooperative Extension Service of￾fice for additional assistance in selecting appropriate cover crops and green manures for your farm and crop￾ping situation. Help can also be obtained from the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service field offices lo￾cated on each island. Visit CTAHR’s Sustainable Agriculture for Hawaii Program Website at <http://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/ sustainag> to find additional information about green manure and cover crops. The site also includes refer￾ences and links to other useful on-line resources. Europe white clover is affected by the cyst (Heterodera trifolii) and stem (Ditylenchus dipsaci) nematodes. White clover is susceptible to root-knot nematodes (Meloidogyne sp.), but some cultivars show tolerance of M. incognita. The sting, meadow, and clover cyst nema￾todes also attack white clover. Select resistant cultivars, cut or graze regularly to stimulate new growth, and main￾tain soil fertility to help white clover resist disease dam￾age. Several viral diseases affect white clover in various parts of the world, but little research has been conducted to document virus diseases of white clover in Hawaii. Virus diseases that affect white clover include alfalfa mosaic virus, white clover mosaic, clover yellow mo￾saic, and peanut stunt virus