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.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Selgen a.s., CZ
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
University of Missouri
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
KWS| KWS SAAT AG
Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz · Camelina
Uniwersytet Przyrodniczy w Poznaniu
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Pushkar Vaidya
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Agri Obtentions SA (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
ILVO-PLANT 39
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Nickerson Seeds Ltd (GB)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
AGENZIA REGIONALE PER I SERVIZI DI SVILUPPO AGRICOLO - ABRUZZO
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack. · Hard fescue
KWS Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG (DE)
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Serasem, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
D.J.VAN DER HAVE
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
SCHITEA MARIADRAGAN LENUTA
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE S.A.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
DSV DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
ILVO-PLANT 39
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DR. LUTKE-ENTRUP / MICHELMANN GUNTER
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
FDB, ALBERTSLUND & DLF, ROSKILDE