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.

Novosadski secerac

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

NS ratarstvo (YU)

4 records

Olara

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Rustica Prograin Genetique SA (FR)

2 records

Opolska

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KUTNOWSKA HODOWLA BURAKA CUKROWEGO Sp.z o.o.

3 records

NESTA

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

3 records

Neptun

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

3 records

Nordish

Active

Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG

3 records

Octane BMR

Active

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

Pacific Seeds Pty Ltd

2 records

Nysa

Terminated

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

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

Obrazets 666

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Marin Pehlivanov

2 records

Nadmorska

Active

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

POLAN Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze Gdańsk-Wieniec sp. z o.o.

2 records

Odenwalder

Terminated

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Suddeutsche Saatzucht (DE)

2 records

Novosadski 313

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

NS ratarstvo (YU)

5 records

Namare

Active

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

SESVanderhave NV

2 records

Navet Turnep

Active

Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip

Domaine Public (FR)

2 records

Nurra

Active

Lolium rigidum Gaudin · Wimmera ryegrass

CNR ISPAAM

2 records

Novyi Svitanok

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lehkun Ihor Borysovych, Perekhrest Valentyna Arkhipivna, Tarasiuk Vasyl Prokopovych, Babash Andrii Borysovych, Linchevskyi Anatolii Adamovych,

3 records

Nakielska

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Stacja Hodowli Roslin Smilow

2 records

Nives

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Donau Ges.m.b.H. & CoKG (AT)

3 records

Nil

Active

Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. · Oil radish

Pietrzak sp. z o.o. sp. k.

2 records

Mostral

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

3 records

Najah

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

2 records

Nagrad

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

3 records

Mv Pehely

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Veisz Otto / Vida Gyula / Bedoe Zoltan / Lang Laszlo / Szunics Laszlo

3 records

Nk7829

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

David Thomas

2 records

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