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.
Ornithopus compressus L.
INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e Veterinaria.
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover
CENTRO DI RICERCA MIGLIORAMENTO GENETICO PIANTE AGRARIE S.R.L. C.M.G.P.A.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
IGER Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research (GB)
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
SEMILLAS FITO' S.A.
Hedysarum coronarium L. · Sulla
CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA (CREA-ZA-LO)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
CRIADERO EL CENCERRO
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
Carneau Freres SA (FR)
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Semences De France (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
Instituto Nacional de Investigação Agrária (INIA) -Portugal-, Instituto Nacional de Recursos Biológicos (INRB) -Portugal-
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
MARTURA TEODORSCHITEA MARIAVARGA PAUL MIHAIL
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Cascade International Seed Company
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
Semences De France (FR)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Muranyi Istvan / Szalai Gyoergy / Harangi Laszlo
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
INIA-OTRI
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Bioprodukt d.o.o
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
CRIADERO EL CENCERRO S.A.
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
JORION S.A.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Dr. Hans Baukloh in Fa. KWS SAAT SE
Bromus sitchensis Trin. · Alaska brome
GIE GREEN GENETICS (FR)
Lupinus albus L. · White lupin
Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR