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.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
Eurosorgho (FR)
Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham · Field mustard
ILVO-PLANT 39
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip
ILVO-PLANT 39
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT
Zea mays L. · Maize
SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
ELSOMS WHEAT
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO AGRICOLTURA ITALIA S.P.A. / MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY LLC.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
University of Florida
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Limagrain UK
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
INIA-OTRI
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
C.S.I.C. MISIÓN BIOLÓGICA DE GALICIA
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
DANKO HODOWLA ROSLIN
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
Amelioration Fourragere (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA F.LLI D'EUGENIO DI D'EUGENIO CLAUDIA & C. S.A.S.
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Kmetijski inštitut Slovenije (SI)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GLOBALGRASS SP. Z O.O.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Abel`masov Oleksii Viktorovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Yukhymovych Olena Romanivna, Korobko IUliia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larysa, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriiovy