Cultivation
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.
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.
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH and CO KG
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Sonets` Viktor Andriiovych, Pylypchenko Andrii Vasylovych, Tymchenko Viktor Naumovych, Marc Ham, Andre Letourneau, Alain Letourneau,
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
KARPAChEV VLADIMIR VLADIMIROVICh / GORShKOV VLADIMIR IVANOVICh / VLASOVA AL'BINA NIKOLAEVNA / MANAENKOV SERGEJ IVANOVICh
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Biogranum, Novi Sad
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Bc Institut, HR
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
RAC Station federale de recherches agronomiques de Changins (CH)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Zea mays L. · Maize
Germobanco Agrícola da Macaronésia
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE
Zea mays L. · Maize
Anthony Jambrovic, Ivan Brkic,
Zea mays L. · Maize
FORCE| Force Limagrain GmbH
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ivica Ikic
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Skoric, Dragan / Joksimovic, Jovan
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. · Maize
Anthony Jambrovic, Ivan Brkic,
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Limagrain Europe, FR
Zea mays L. · Maize
ZOULIAMIS PAVLOS
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY