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.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue
Helmut Raig45% ,Jelena Metlitskaja5% ,Sergei Simonov15%RU ,Žanna Jartieva25%RU ,Aleksander Sagarov10%RU
Zea mays L. · Maize
Dr. Samir Redi
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
ARNDT KARL ZACHARIAS
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS SAAT SE, DE
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
KWS Lochow
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
KWS Saat AG, DE
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Dorofieieva Zinaida Dmytrivna, Lyfenko Lina Semenivna, Bredins`ka Nadiia Stepanivna, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich, Nakonechnyi Mykola IUriiovych, Narhan Tetiana Pavlivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Yeryniak Mykola Ivanovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
DOUGLASS W. KING CO.
Cichorium intybus L. (Industrial Chicory Group) · Chicory
Hodowla Roślin Kalinowa sp. z o.o.
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Milivoje Milovanović, Vladimir Perišić, Vesna Perišić, Vera Rajičić, Kristina Luković
Avena sativa L. · Oat
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Yalanskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Trotsenko IUliia Anatoliivna, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych, Trotsenko Anatolii Hryhorovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
BC Institut
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga
Firma Nasienna GRANUM - Z. Manias - S. Menc - J. Szymański Spółka Jawna
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Alicja Ramenda
Avena sativa L. · Oat
COKER PEDIGREED SEED CO.
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
RAC Station federale de recherches agronomiques de Changins (CH)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Agricultural Research Institute
Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato
Bavaria Saat GbR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.