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.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
Eurosorgho (FR)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SERKIN NIKOLAJ VIKTOROVICh / ShEVTSOV VIKTOR MIHAJLOVICh / KUZNETSOVA TAMARA EVGEN'EVNA / GRUNTSEV YuRIJ ALEKSANDROVICh / VASYuKOV PAVEL PETROVICh / KREMZINA OL'GA MIHAJLOVNA / FOMENKO NINA PANTELEEVNA / OSTANINA TAMARA VITAL'EVNA / ChUMAK VASILIJ MIHAJL
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Manziuk Vitalii Tymofiiovych, Sheliakina Tetiana Anatoliivna, Naumov Oleksii Hermanovych, Vasko Nataliia Ivanivna, Kozachenko Mykhailo Romanovych,
Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack. · Hard fescue
DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Limagrain Verneuil Holding (FR)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
C.INIA MABEGONDO
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Wherry & Sons Ltd (GB)
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
Stacja Hodowli Roślin sp. z o.o. w Kowrozie
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Chernychka Nataliia Ivanivna, Mel`nyk Liudmyla Anatolivna, Synytsyna Olena Volodymyrivna, Perevertun Larysa Ivanivna, Prodanyk Anatolii Mykhailovych, Taranenko Liubov Kalynivna, Yashovs`kyi Ivan Viktorovych,
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Institute of Agriculture and Seed Science "Obraztsov Chiflik" - Ruse (BG)
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. · Oil radish
Pietrzak sp. z o.o. sp. k.
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Syvenko, Oleksandr Kyrychenko, Viktor Syvenko, Valentyna Kolomatska, Valeriia Leonova, Nina Andriienko, Viktor Kuzmyshyna, Nadiia Shepilov, Borys Satarov, Oleksandr Popova, Olha Makliak, Kateryna
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
Agroscope Reckenholz
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
W-L Research
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
D J Van der Have BV (NL)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Galya Katrandzhieva
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
SVALOF AB
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
Syngenta Seeds
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
DEKALB PLANT GENETICS
Medicago lupulina L. · Black medic
DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
EUROSEMILLAS