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.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Rajki Erzsebet / Mozer Gabor / Bona Lajos
x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium
DLF SEEDS A/S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Leena Pietilä
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Siklosine dr. Rajki Erzsebet / Kazi Ignac
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Leder Laszlo / Falusi Janos
Secale cereale L. · Rye
LOCHOW| KWS LOCHOW GMBH
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Pertti Pärssinen^^^Katja Hämäläinen
Zea mays L. · Maize
SeedGenetic GmbH
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Nordic Maize Breeding Vof
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Peak Plant Genetics
Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass
DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Mommersteeg International BV (NL)
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
DR. WALTER WICHMANN & DR. HARDNAK GRAF VON DER SCHULENBURG
Zea mays L. · Maize
ROBINSON SEEDS| JC Robinson Seeds Holding B.V.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
DLF Seeds A-S, DK
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Plant Breeding International Cambridge Ltd (GB)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
DLF SEEDS A/S
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
Limagrain Europe s.a.
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
MATTON CLOVIS
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Serasem, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
RAGT 2n
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
PICKSEED WEST INC