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.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
João António da Costa Faria Medeiros Pereira
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
Nilsson, Bengt
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Ets Andre Laboulet (FR)
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Aberystwyth University (IBERS)
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
JUNTA EXTREMADURA (SIA)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Syngenta Seeds B.V.
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
Llinos Jones c/o Welsh Plant Breeding Station
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Petar Vekovski
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG
Trifolium repens L. · White clover
SAATZUCHT| Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Marina Gramatikova, Boryana Dulgerova, Dragomir Valchev
Vicia pannonica Crantz · Hungarian vetch
Toth Sandorne Dr. Hubai Erzsebet / Dr. Toth Erzsebet Agnes / Breznyik Katalin / Varga Zsolt
Alopecurus pratensis L. · Meadow foxtail
Philipp Berner (+)
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
Verneuil Recherche SA (FR)
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Linda Öhlund
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Mycogen Corporation
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Avena strigosa Schreb. · Black oat
Semillas Fito
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
ISTITUTO SPERIMENTALE PER LA CEREALICOLTURA
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin
MICHEL (FR)/Amelioration Fourragere (FR)
Trifolium alexandrinum L. · Egyptian clover
SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA F.LLI D'EUGENIO DI D'EUGENIO CLAUDIA & C. S.A.S.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE