Berseem is also known as

🔑 Key Points
✳ Brief Description:
Berseem (Trifolium alexandrinum) is a winter annual legume grown for forage and green manure. Native to the Mediterranean region, it is now cultivated in countries like India, Pakistan, Egypt, and the United States.

✧ Berseem Characteristics:
→ Growth: Fast-growing, reaching 60-90 cm in height.
→ Forage Quality: High in protein and fibre, making it valuable for livestock.
→ Soil Preference: Grows well in well-drained, fertile soils, but is drought and salinity tolerant.
→ Uses: Used as forage, green manure, or cover crop.

📌 Other Names for Berseem:
→ Egyptian clover
→ Egyptian alfalfa
→ Gulshan clover
→ Persian clover
→ Winter clover