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.
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Atanas Mehandzhiev, Miho Mihov, Milka Stoyanova
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
M. Gramatikova, T. Stefanov, B. Dyulgerova, D. Valchev
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Biomagker Kft., Cegléd
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
V. Georgiev, T. Petrova, I. Iliev, V. Ivanova
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
LANDBOUWBUREAU WIERSUM
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Sinapis alba L. · White mustard
SELGEN A.S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
SZB POLSKA SP.Z O O. SP.K.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
MOTTO MARIO
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Zea mays L. · Maize
LIMAGRAIN EUROPE
Zea mays L. · Maize
SEMUNDO| SW Seed GmbH
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
DLF Seeds A-S, DK
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Siklosine dr. Rajki Erzsebet / Farago Laszlo
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
SW Seed BV (NL)
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Lochow Petkus GmbH (DE)
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Zea mays L. · Maize
Beigbeder Jean
Zea mays L. · Maize
SPAETH HANS| Dr. Hans Rolf Spaeth