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.

Femelle

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

UNIVERSITEIT GENT

4 records

Fermina

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

PROF. DR. DIRK REHEUL /DR. IR. MATHIAS COUGNON

4 records

Elite

Active

Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN SEED GROWERS CO-OPERATIVE LTD

5 records

Fedo

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

FAL Station de Recherche Agronomique Federale (CH)

3 records

Encantada

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

3 records

Erinvale

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

AFBI

3 records

Fascal

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

AGRAR SEMILLAS, S.A.

4 records

Farabat

Active

Trifolium resupinatum L. · Persian clover

SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.

3 records

Fanny

Protection expired

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Olsson, Gösta

4 records

Faith

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

The Scotts Company

3 records

Fanfaro

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

4 records

Edera

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Edelhof

5 records

Elgat

Active

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

RAGT 2N S.A.S

4 records

Elfriede

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht

4 records

Extase

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lemaire Deffontaines (FR)

4 records

Evinos

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute

4 records

Etola

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

4 records

Dukat

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

4 records

Dzelme

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Latvijas Biozinātņu un tehnoloģiju universitāte

4 records

Esterreich

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht

3 records

Effi

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GmbH&Co.KG

4 records

Dragoner

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

INAKTIV Sabine Schulze in Fa. Saatzucht Steinach GmbH und Co KG

4 records

Ducado

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

6 records

Dovas DS

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

4 records

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