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. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
R 2n (FR)
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
BALTZIS NIKOLAOS (GR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
SPOROPARAGOGIKI IOSIFIDIS
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
Eurosorgho (FR)
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Tourneur Grandes Cultures Obtentions SNC (FR)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
Florida Foundation Seed Producers
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER HI-BRED INT.INC/PIONEER OVERSEAS CORP.
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'aliment (FR)/Agri Obtentions SA (FR)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
NORTH AMERICAN PLANT BREEDERS
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Pietrzak sp. z o.o. sp. k.
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PURE SEED TESTING
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Ets Claude Camille Benoist SA (FR)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
MOMMERSTEEG
Avena sativa L. · Oat
UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PISA - DIPARTIMENTO DI SCIENZE AGRARIE, ALIMENTARI E AGRO-AMBIENTALI
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Agriculture Canada (CA)
Melilotus officinalis Lam. · Yellow sweet clover
GOPLEN| Dr. B.P. Goplen c/o Research Station Agriculture Canada
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Secobra Recherches, FR
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Pietrzak sp. z o.o. sp. k.