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.
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Avena nuda L. · Naked oat
Selgen
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. · Oil radish
Ing. Piet Lammers
Trifolium resupinatum L. · Persian clover
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Syngenta Participations AG
Avena sativa L. · Oat
INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACION AGROPECUARIA (INIA)
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
SCHITEA MARIAMARTURA TEODORDRAGAN LENUTA
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Serasem, FR
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Aneliya Katova, Petar Vekovski, Georgi Georgiev, Anna Ilieva, Yordanka Naydenova
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Plant Breeding International Cambridge Ltd (GB)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
S. Zapryanov, T. Stefanov, Y. Navushtanova, N. Lazarov, V. Mincheva, S. Staykova, N. Baleva
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Sejet Planteforaedling I,S
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Saaten Union Recherche (FR)
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
SEMILLAS FITO' S.A.