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.

SY 210 77

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Paul Bury

1 record

SW Q2864

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Elisabeth Gunnarsson

1 record

Talento

Protection expired

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Svalof Weibull AB

1 record

TAINA

Withdrawn

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

DLF-TRIFOLIUM A/S

2 records

Szarvasgedei

Active

Triticum monococcum L. · Einkorn wheat

Dr. Gyulai Ferenc Lajos, Szarvasgede

1 record

Sur

Terminated

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

2 records

Swale

Terminated

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

Lantmännen SW Seed

1 record

Tembr

Active

Avena nuda L. · Naked oat

Hrynyk Ihor Volodymyrovych, Buniak Nataliia Mykolaivych, Buniak Oleksandr Ivanovych, Matros Oleksandra Pylypivna,

2 records

Tadeo

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp z.o.o. (PL)

1 record

Tarpan

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Mommersteeg International BV (NL)

1 record

SW3407

Application submitted

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa

S&W SEED COMPANY

1 record

SURREY II

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF-TRIFOLIUM DANSK PLANTEFORAEDLING

1 record

Svitiaz

Terminated

Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin

Solodiuk Nataliia Volodymyrivna, Maister Iryna Ivanivna, Bilitiuk Anatolii Petrovych, Zalischuk Olena Petrivna, Korneliuk Hryhorii IAkovych, Pakhol`chuk Vitalii Dmytrovych, Honta Arkadii Ivanovych,

2 records

Syniukha

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Maksimov Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Mamalyha Vasyl` Stepanovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,

2 records

Svaja

Terminated

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

Hagberg, Arne

2 records

Surmoel

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Collard Group) · Collard greens

Clause Semences SA (FR)

1 record

Sweet Forever BMR

Withdrawn

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.

1 record

Super Sugar DM

Withdrawn

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.

1 record

Svoboda kharkivska

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Shcechenko Olha IEvheniivna, Melnyk Vira Serhiivna, Kapustina Tetiana Borysivna, Chernobai Serhii Volodymyrovych, Riabchun Viktor Kuzmych,

2 records

SY Blixa

Terminated

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

1 record

Students`kyi

Active

Amaranthus L. · Amaranth

Zhuravel` Diana Vitaliivna, Voronkov Mykola Fedorovych, Hoptsii Tetiana Ivanivna,

2 records

Strumochok

Active

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. · Bastard Medic

Andrusiva Liudmyla Volodymyrivna, Tyshcenko Andrii Viktorovych, Vozhehova Raisa Anatoliivna, Tyshcenko Olena Dmytrivna,

2 records

Svita

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

Hagberg, Arne

1 record

Sving

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Hagberg, Arne

1 record

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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.