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.

Vitesse

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Semillas El Solc S.L.

3 records

Zorba

Active

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

BOGAERT| Ir. C.W. van den Bogaert c/o Zelder B.V.

DE NL

4 records

Trait d'union

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEMSECO

ES FR

4 records

Zinedeen

Active

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

Limagrain Europe s.a.

FR NL

3 records

Vinicius

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Semillas Battle S.A.

LT PT

3 records

Vilomene

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG

DE NL

4 records

Vertyl

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

RAGT SA (FR)

FR SI

4 records

Traviata

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Semetica Srl

3 records

Visir

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SVERIGES UTSÄDESFÖRENING SVALÖF

DK SE

4 records

Tramontane

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

FR NL

3 records

Trumpet

Active

Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht DE

DE FR

3 records

Valhalla

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Danisco Sugar A/S

DK LT

3 records

Tonacja

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Jozef Adamczyk

4 records

Tacit

Protection expired

Bromus marginatus Nees ex Steud.

Dipl.-Ing. Jiri Bumerl c/o TAGRO Cerveny Dvur, s.r.o. / Dipl.-Ing. Slavomir Beran c/o TAGRO Cerveny Dvur, s.r.o. / Dipl.-Ing. Jan Smrz c/o TAGRO Cerveny Dvur, s.r.o. / Vera Jouzova c/o TAGRO Cerveny Dvur, s.r.o.

CZ DE

3 records

Tiguan

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Saaten-Union

3 records

Talkunar

Active

Avena nuda L. · Naked oat

Getreidezüchtungsforschung Darzau, Dr. Karl-Josef Müller

AT LU

3 records

Tabrom

Protection expired

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

TAGRO Červený Dvůr, spol. s r.o. (CZ)

CZ DE

4 records

Timoturf

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

PL UA

5 records

SU Brigand

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

W. von Borries-Eckendorf GmbH & Co.KG

CZ PL

3 records

TERHOY

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

CEBECO ZADEN B.V.

DK ES

4 records

Tiebreak

Active

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

Advanta Seeds International (MU)

FR RO

3 records

Taronda

Active

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

ZELDER

ES NL

4 records

Skippy

Protection expired

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Slechtitelska Stanice Hladke Zivotice s.r.o., Hladke Zivotice

4 records

Tarmina KWS

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

BE DK

3 records

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.