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.
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
Societe Eraf (FR)
Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover
Estero S.A. (UY)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
ISEA S.R.L
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Svalof Weibull BV (NL)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Selgen a.s., CZ
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
RAGT 2n
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
RAGT 2n
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Schillinger Genetics Inc
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Serasem S.A.S., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
ILVO-PLANT 39
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Dominique Lanoie
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
GIE GRASS (FR)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Schillinger Genetics Inc
Brassica oleracea L. (Kale Group) · Kale
AGROGEN, spol. s r.o. (CZ)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
LABOULET SEMENCES
Lupinus albus L. · White lupin
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
GIE GRASS (FR)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
KWS Lochow