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.

Lizete

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

APP Agroresursu un ekonomikas institūts

3 records

Krezus

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

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

3 records

Khamarka

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Bielkin Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Krainiuk Valentyna Stepanivna, Parasovchenko Oleh Oleksandrovych, Khudoierko Volodymyr Ivanovych, Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych,

3 records

Katalin

Active

Cicer arietinum L. · Chickpea

Toth Sandorne Dr. Hubai Erzsebet / Molnar Janosne / Breznyik Katalin / Basiledesne Dr. Toth Erzsebet

3 records

Izgrev

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

S. Zapryanov, T. Stefanov, Y. Burgazova, D. Lazarova, S. Navushtanov, N. Lazarov

3 records

Irnik

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

V. Georgiev, T. Petrova, I. Iliev, V. Ivanova

3 records

Haker

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

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

3 records

Goldeneye

Active

Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

4 records

GK Erik

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Rajki Erzsebet / Mozer Gabor / Bona Lajos

3 records

Gepard

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

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

4 records

Fertirrosa

Active

Trifolium squarrosum L.

FERTIPRADO

2 records

Furman

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

3 records

Enrico

Active

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

AGROSERVICE SPA

2 records

CS Kalesi

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

2 records

Cib777

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

2 records

Bohun

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

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

3 records

Borrus

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Von Borries-Eckendorf (DE)/Ringot (FR)

3 records

BMR Gold X

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Eurosorgho

2 records

Bavacom

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

BAYERISCHE PFLANZENZUCHTGESELLSCHAFT EG & CO

2 records

Baranja

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

2 records

Arinoa

Active

Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

2 records

Alteza

Active

Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch

INDUSTRIAS AGRARIAS CASTELLANAS, S.A.-INDACSA

3 records

Akt

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

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

2 records

Noumea

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)

3 records

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