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.

Mozart

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SELGEN A.S

4 records

Mv Kincsem

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Zoltán Bedő^^^László Láng^^^Ottó Veisz^^^Gyula Vida^^^Szilvia Bencze^^^Balázs Varga

4 records

Motterwitzer

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

DEUTSCHE SAAT| Deutsche Saatveredelung AG

2 records

Mv Télgyöngye

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

MTA Agrártudományi Kutatóközpont MGI, Martonvásár

2 records

Monarque

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Mommersteeg International BV (NL)

2 records

Nectar

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

2 records

Mochina 9

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

3 records

Mixy

Active

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

GIE GRASS (FR)

2 records

Moro SG

Active

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck · Sweet orange

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

2 records

Mithril

Active

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

Pannar Seed (Pty) Ltd

2 records

Mistral

Active

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

Selgen a.s., CZ

3 records

Mor 628

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Agricultural Research Institute

2 records

Mystic

Active

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

P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH (DE)

2 records

Monbrun

Active

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

2 records

Mv Kengyel

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

MTA Agrártudományi Kutatóközpont MGI, Martonvásár

2 records

Mohican

Terminated

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Clause Semences SA (FR)

2 records

N2f282 Bmr

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Diego Druetto

3 records

Mineapoliss

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Serasem, FR

3 records

Napier

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

NORTH AMER.PLANTS

2 records

Mv Fergeteg

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

MTA Agrártudományi Kutatóközpont MGI, Martonvásár

2 records

Mv Sugallat

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

MTA Agrártudományi Kutatóközpont MGI, Martonvásár

2 records

Mexxal

Protection expired

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

RAGT SA (FR)

4 records

Montoro

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

Euro Grass B.V. (NL)

2 records

Mihaela

Active

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

SILISTRU DOINA

3 records

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