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.

Splendor

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SESVanderhave NV

3 records

Sinfonia

Protection expired

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

RAGT SA (FR)

3 records

Skald

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

4 records

Sladoran

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

3 records

Soramax

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Claude-Alain Bétrix

4 records

Skiba

Active

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

4 records

Silke

Active

Avena strigosa Schreb. · Black oat

Gebr. Waal

4 records

Sherpa

Protection expired

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S| DLF Seeds A/S

3 records

SM Belter

Active

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

4 records

Sfinge

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

CGS SEMENTI S.P.A.

3 records

Silvan

Active

Hedysarum coronarium L. · Sulla

CAPPAGLI LUIGI

3 records

Silage King

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Pannar Semillas SRL -Argentina-

4 records

Sepial

Active

Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin

SEM SELECT D-L

3 records

Selma

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Pertti Pärssinen^^^Mika Isolahti

5 records

Scirocco

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

MOTTO MARIO

4 records

Sellino

Protection expired

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Peer Wilde^^^Brigitta Schmiedchen^^^Jutta Menzel

4 records

Siloking

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad, Srbija

4 records

Secesja

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

4 records

Siela

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

prof.Dragomir Valchev, prof.Darina Valcheva

4 records

Saxo

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

KOIPESOL S.A.

5 records

Segur

Terminated

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Amelioration Fourragere (FR)

3 records

Scapino

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

DLF Seeds A/S

5 records

Sandis

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Latvijas Lauksaimniecibas universitate

4 records

Santa

Protection expired

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Alicja Ramenda

4 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.