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.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
ILVO PLANT TOEGEPASTE GENETICA EN VEREDELING
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Limagrain Europe, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Dipl.Ing.agr. Heiner Busch in Fa. Deutsche Saatveredelung AG / Gerhard Bätjer
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
ULRICH and JOSEF BREUN
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Caussade Semences SA (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Kaneko Seed CO.Ltd (JP)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Secale cereale L. · Rye
KWS Lochow
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
André Blondeau Semences
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
KWS LOCHOW GMBH, DE
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE