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.

X8787-1

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation

3 records

72 May 80

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAYAGROSEED CORP.

5 records

13 R Supreme

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

AGRIPRO BIOSCIENCES

7 records

LG 3252

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

3 records

DK 18

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

R.A.G.T. 2n SAS

3 records

ADVF 7232

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Benjamin Beyer

RO UA

3 records

INV 1310

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

BASF AGRICULTURAL SOLUTIONS US LLC

HU LT

2 records

RED STAR

Application submitted

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)

3 records

VR 039-16

Protection expired

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

LLOYD/HAROLD/AUSTIN

2 records

TL 2182

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Maize Technologies International

2 records

NORD 17 2610

Application submitted

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LISSY KUNTZE

3 records

Sultano - Dekalb x 603

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Dekalb Genetics Corporation

2 records

Róna 4

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Siklosine dr. Rajki Erzsebet / Benke Jozsefne / Farago Lajos / Kazi Ignac

3 records

LE 212

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)

5 records

Palma PR-3352

Terminated

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

2 records

P 7378

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION US

3 records

Osterzun-domskij

Active

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

Asocijacija ,,Sortsemovošč"

2 records

Lemba r.v.p.

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

ILVO-PLANT 39

3 records

Lovrin 515

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

POPA FLORIAN

3 records

DOÑA MARIA

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

3 records

KWS H 129

Withdrawn

Secale cereale L. · Rye

WILDE PEER

3 records

F 750 PLUS

Active

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

FORRATEC ARGENTINA SA

2 records

HY 481-6R

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

John Cowan

3 records

Gran-Tetra

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

2 records

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