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.
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Peter Bohdan Chykaliuk
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
ITTU GHEORGHESAULESCU NICOLAEITTU MARIANAMUSTATEA POMPILIU
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
NORTHRUP KING
Triticum L. · Wheat
DARROZES GEORGES
Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass
Kapravyi Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Bortnovska Olena Ivanivna, Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Bortnovskyi Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Agroscope (CH)/DSP SA UTILISER CODE S/11444 (CH)
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
ZAJAC PERFORMANCE SEEDS
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
AGROSAAT| AgroSaat Pflanzenzucht GmbH
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Filobok Vira Oleksiivna, Fomenko Nina Panteliivna, Bukreieva Halyna Ivanivna, Khudokormova Zhanna Mykolaivna, Filobok leontii Petrovych, Kudriashov Ihor Mykolaiovych, Bespalova Liudmyla Andriivna, Dudka Liubov Fedorivna, Kovtunenko Viktor IAkovych, Tymof
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
VAN DER HAVE B. V.
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Träff, Knut/Holmberg, Sven A
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
DR WERNER HORN
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo (BG)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Plaska Valerii Mykolaiovych, Shcypak Vasyl Hennadiiovych, Popov Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Tsupko IUrii Vadymovych, Shypak Hennadii Vasyl`ovych,
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
CEBECO ZADEN B.V.
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Koval` Halyna L`vivna, Khom'iak Mariia Mykhailivna, Zhapaleu Halyna Zinoviivna, Mats`kiv Osyp Ivanovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Konyk Hryhorii Stanislavovych, Baistruk-Hlodan Lesia Zinoviivna,
Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome
TAGRO Červený Dvůr, spol. s r.o. (CZ)
Phleum nodosum L. · Small-leaf timothy
ADVANTA SEEDS
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
L. DÆHNFELDT A/S
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa
AGRIPRO SEEDS