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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

Found in these crops

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.

Vesela

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

S. Angelova, Y. Guteva, M. Lovchenova

BG
1 record

Vittoria

Withdrawn

Trifolium L. · Clover

D'EUGENIO FABIO / D'EUGENIO MASSIMO

IT
1 record

Veresnevyi

Terminated

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

Korniichuk Mykola Serhiiovych, Kucherenko Neonila Mykhailivna, Kucherenko Volodymyr Hryhorovych, Holovchenko Oksana Volodymyrivna, Fartushniak Anatolii Tykhonovych,

UA
1 record

VITESSE

Terminated

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

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

ES
1 record

VEKO

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S

DK
2 records

Vėlenis

Terminated

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
1 record

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

AKTISELSKABET TRIFOLIUM FRØ

DK
1 record

Verdal

Withdrawn

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

FR
1 record

Velychava

Terminated

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Tymchuk Serhii Mykhailovych, Harbuz Liubov Ivanivna, Rozhniatovskyi Andrii Olehovych, Matushkin Viktor Oleksiiovych,

UA
2 records

Vidmantai

Withdrawn

Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue

Vytauto Didiojo universiteto Žemės ūkio akademija

LT
1 record

Vėlinta

Withdrawn

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
1 record

VB Šilis

Withdrawn

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
1 record

Vytvir

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Donetska derzhavna silskohospodarska doslidna stantsiia Natsionalnoi akademii ahrarnykh nauk Ukrainy

UA
2 records

Varta

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

GIE GRASS (FR)

FR
1 record

Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin

Zalishchuk Olena Petrivna, Ivaniuk Serhii Vasylovych, Nychyporuk Olena Oleksandrivna, Puzniak Oksana Mykhailivna, Yablonska Valentyna Vasylivna

UA
2 records

VIARTANA

Active

Vicia articulata Hornem. · One-Flowered Vetch

Diego Rubiales Olmedo^^^Eleonora Barilli^^^Ana Moral Jiménez

ES
1 record

Urdroad

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Unbekannt, Keine Angabe

AT
1 record

Utliuh

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Bondarenko Natalia Serhiivna, Otsapenko Serhii Mykolaiovych, Sereda Volodymyr Ivanovych, Yalanskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,

UA
2 records

Veleten

Terminated

Miscanthus sinensis Andersson · Chinese silver grass

Revunova Liubava Heorhiivna, Blium IAroslav Borysovych, Rakhmetova Svitlana Oleksandrivna, Scherbakova Tetiana Oleksandrivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych,

UA
2 records

Tur SZD

Active

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

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.

PL
1 record

Varimontra

Terminated

Secale cereale x secale montanum

REIMANN-PHILIPP| Prof. Dr. agr. R. Reimann-Philipp

DE
1 record

Veresoch

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Yakubenko Borys IEvdokymovych, Vasiuk Mykola Hryhorovych, Kyryk Mykola Mykolaiovych, Horhan Tetiana Mykhailivna, Horhan Nadiia Oleksandrivna, Horhan Mykhailo Dmytrovych,

UA
2 records

Troian

Active

Melilotus albus Medik. · White sweet clover

Bortnovskyi Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Horenskyi Vitalii Mykhailovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,

UA
2 records

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