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.

Tibor

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SFINGE KFT

2 records

Teutonengold

Terminated

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

NEBELUNG| Bruno Nebelung GmbH & Co. KG

2 records

Sviatohor

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Kuz`mych Viktoriia Ivanivna, Borovyk Vira Oleksandrivna, Osinii Mykola Leonidovych, Baranchuk Vitalii Anatoliiovych, Mykhailov Viktor Oleksandrovych, Klubuk Viktor Vasylovych,

3 records

Stendes Emilija

Active

Avena nuda L. · Naked oat

INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES AND ECONOMICS

4 records

SM Niemen

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

Snihova koroleva

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Sichniak Vira IUkhymivna, Lehkun Ihor Borysovych, Sheremet Oleksandr Martynovych, Linchevskyi Anatolii Adamovych,

3 records

Siwek

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

2 records

SM Cyrkon

Active

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

3 records

Sławko

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

3 records

Reda DS

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

3 records

RGT Ggalactic BMR

Active

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

RAGT 2n, FR

2 records

Raider

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

PLANT RESEARCH NZ LTD

4 records

Punia

Active

x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

2 records

Paldin

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

N. Ganusheva, G. Hristozova

2 records

P0412

Active

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

Pioneer Overseas Corporation US (USA)

2 records

Nk Agrano

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Seeds

4 records

Nakka

Active

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

Agri Obtentions SA (FR)/Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (FR)

2 records

Neptune

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Erik Gagnon

5 records

Nanaux

Active

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

Agri Obtentions SA (FR)

2 records

Montijano

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

JUNTA EXTREMADURA (SIA)

2 records

Mir

Active

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

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

2 records

MHR Samuraj

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

4 records

MAS 25F

Active

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

Maisadour Semences, FR

2 records

MAS 25B

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

2 records

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.