Cultivation

Forage purpose

The forage purpose of a variety defines the plant's specialization in producing biomass with specified nutritional parameters for livestock. The selection of such a variety is based on product quality, its chemical composition, and the plant's ability to be efficiently converted into feed.

Mentioned in descriptions 21 218 varieties reference book.

The forage purpose of a variety is a marker of the plant's specialization in producing a specific type of biomass, such as green mass, silage, hay, or feed grain. Varieties in this group are distinguished by a priority on nutritional properties, including the content of crude protein, amino acids, sugars, and digestible fiber, as opposed to varieties focused solely on total dry grain yield.

Cultivation efficiency depends on adherence to agricultural practices oriented toward the target product. Key factors include the timing and phase of harvesting, as delays lead to plant coarsening and loss of nutritional value, as well as the use of grass mixtures and the maintenance of optimal crop structure to achieve a nutrient balance.

The assessment of variety suitability is based on its ability to provide stable, high-quality forage under specific soil and climatic conditions and on its resistance to lodging, which is critical for the mechanized harvesting of large vegetative mass. For silage varieties, an important trait of resilience is the stay-green effect, which extends the optimal harvest window and facilitates harvesting processes.

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Breakdown by crop

Forage use — Perennial ryegrass 602 Fodder use of barley 593 Forage use of pea 338 Forage use of maize 335 Triticale for forage 242 Forage use of red clover 236 Forage value of alfalfa 219 Forage use of Italian ryegrass 215 Forage use of maize 199 Feed use — Common wheat 199 Fodder use of oats 174 Forage value of tall fescue 171 Forage value of rapeseed 157 Forage use of Italian ryegrass 138 Forage use — Dactylis glomerata 130 Forage Use — Soybean 129 Fodder Use of Small-Seeded Faba Bean 128 Fodder Use of Faba Bean 125 Fodder Purpose — Fodder Beet 111 Forage value of Timothy grass 108 Forage use of sorghum 103 Forage use of rye 91 Forage use of white clover 88 Forage value of meadow fescue 83

Found in these crops

Perennial ryegrass 742 Barley 663 Maize 482 Pea 381 Alfalfa 318 Triticale 314 Italian ryegrass 296 Red clover 279 Maize 252 Oat 217 Bread wheat 213 Tall fescue 210

Varieties that feature this in their description

Selection based on the description text, not official resistance ratings: such data is not available in registers. Mention indicates that the trait is discussed in the variety's sources; see the variety's profile for details on what is specifically stated.

Birnita

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

5 records

Billy

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

W WEIBULL

6 records

Bobak

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

DSP SA UTILISER CODE S/11444 (CH)/Agroscope (CH)

5 records

Bigbang

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

5 records

Brixia

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

ROBERTO GUARNIERI

4 records

Borfuro

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH and CO KG

5 records

Bowie

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A-S, DK

8 records

Barleroy

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

5 records

Barsandra

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

5 records

Barkick

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

4 records

Bluegold

Active

Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover

FERRI LUIGI

5 records

Bojko

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

HODOWLA ROSLIN SMOLICE SP.ZOO

6 records

Barkant

Active

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Barenbrug Holland BV, 6501 BH Nijmegen

5 records

Bonsai

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

KWS

4 records

Bennington

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

ELSOMS WHEAT

8 records

Ballintoy

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

AFBI

5 records

Balkan

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad

7 records

Badminton

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SAS FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE and FILS

7 records

Bigbee

Active

Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover

The United States Government as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture and Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station

4 records

Blackhawk

Active

Trifolium vesiculosum Savi · Arrowleaf clover

Texas A&M Agrilife Research

4 records

Aviso

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

4 records

Belmont

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Syngenta Participations AG

7 records

Barspider

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

BARENBRUG HOLLAND

4 records

Avenger Ii

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Peak Plant Genetics, LLC & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

4 records

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