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.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Sviatchenko Serhii Ivanovych, Chernobai Serhii Volodymyrovych, Chernobab Raisa Andriivna, Shpak Henadii Vasylovych,
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. · Finger millet
Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych, Blium IAroslav Borysovych, Yemets` Alla Ivanivna, Baier Halyna IAroslavivna, Stadnichuk Nina Oleksandrivna,
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
R 2n (FR)
Medicago polymorpha L. · Bur clover
JUNTA EXTREMADURA (SIA)
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
GIE GRASS (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
Oksom Liudmyla Leonidivna, Oksom Volodymyr Polikarpovych, Shabatko Oleksii Oleksiiovych, Karunnyi Vitalii IUriiovych,
Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue
Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych, Stadnichuk Nina Oleksandrivna,
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Buniak Nataliia Mykolaivna, Buniak Oleksandr Ivanovych, Pryimachuk Mykhailo Ivanovych
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Yarosh Andrii Vasylovych, Syvokin` Inna Valentynivna, Sviatchenko Serhii Ivanovych, Bosiuk Olena Oleksandrivna, Chernobab Raisa Andriivna, Shcypak Hennadii Vasylovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Seed Genetics International PTY LTD (SV Genetics)
Vicia narbonensis L. · French vetch
INIA/IFAPA(Salvador Nadal Moyano, Clara Isabel González Verdejo, Eva María Córdoba Jiménez)
Silphium perfoliatum L. · Cup plant
Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych, Stadnichuk Nina Oleksandrivna,
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Yakymchuk Ruslan Andriiovych, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich,
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Maatschap De Milliano-Meijer
Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. · Bastard Medic
Dymytrenko Pavlo Pavlovych, Lutonina Mariia Mykytivna, Holub Mariia Andriivna, Bushulian Oleh Volodymyrovych,
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Advanta Seeds International (MU)
Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed
Dieckmann GmbH&Co.KG
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
KUTNOWSKA HODOWLA BURAKA CUKROWEGO Sp.z o.o.
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR