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.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
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Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Mommersteeg International BV (NL)
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
Dr. G. Senff in Fa. Saaten Zentrum Schöndorf KG
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
SARL Adrien Momont et Fils (FR)/KWS Kleinwanzlebener Saatzucht AG (DE)
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
SEMENCES DE PROVENCE
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Carneau Freres SA (FR)
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
L. Daehnfeldt A-S, DK
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Galina Zamfirova, Siyka Pavlova, Donka Todorova
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Carneau Freres SA (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
Az Agr. Ombrianello snc
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Brassica rapa L. subsp. campestris (L.) A. R. Clapham · Field mustard
Ringot (FR)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Cooperative Federee De Quebec C.P. 500 Station
Zea mays L. · Maize
SEMILLAS FITO' S.A.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
PROSEEDS MARKETING
Zea mays L. · Maize
Stepanov IEvhenii Olehovych, Parii IUliia Oleksandrivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,
Ficus carica L. · Common fig
JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
ILVO-PLANT 39
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
INDUSTRIAS AGRARIAS CASTELLANAS, S.A.-INDACSA
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
C.S.I.C.-AULA DEI
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
ADVANCE SEED PTY LTF
Zea mays L. · Maize
FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Parii Anna Fedorivna, Parii Myroslav Fedorovych, Parii IAroslav Fedorovych, Parii Fedir Mykytovych,
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)