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.

Sympax

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Hubert Blümel

4 records

SY Caliber

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

2 records

Szarvasi

Protection expired

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

NAGY (HU)

2 records

Supergraze 1000

Active

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

ADVANCE SEED PTY LTF

2 records

Sultano

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

2 records

Summergraze

Active

Phleum nodosum L. · Small-leaf timothy

DLF SEEDS A/S

2 records

Sucro 506

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Sud Cereales SCA

4 records

Svezhina

Active

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. · Crested wheatgrass

Aneliya Katova, Petar Vekovski, Anna Ilieva, Yordanka Naydenova

3 records

Sucro 405

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Sud Cereales SCA

2 records

Star

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

DANISCO SEED UK LTD

3 records

Squash

Active

Trifolium squarrosum L.

FERTIPRADO

2 records

Sparta

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

J. JOORDENS' ZAADHANDEL

5 records

Steptoe

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

WASHINGTON STATION

2 records

Southern comfort

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

DLF-TRIFOLIUM DANSK PLANTEFORAEDLING

2 records

Spitfire

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

NEW ZEALAND INSTITUTE FOR PLANT AND FOOD

2 records

Solaris

Terminated

Nicotiana tabacum L. · Tobacco

PLANTECHNO SRL

2 records

SM Stefano

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

3 records

SM Kastor

Active

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

3 records

Sottile

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

GUERRESI SEMENTI S.R.L.

2 records

Spinea

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

RAGT 2n, FR

2 records

SM Sobieski

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

Smolan

Protection expired

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

3 records

SM Jubilat

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

SM Ameca

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

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