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.

Stena

Terminated

Trifolium hybridum L. · Alsike clover

Hagberg, Arne

2 records

Stegholt

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

MANSHOLT'S VEREDELINGS-BEDRIJF BV (NL)

1 record

Svitanok

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Buniak Oleksandr Ivanovych, Buniak Nataliia Mykolaivna, Matros Oleksandra Pylypivna,

2 records

Super Sile 22

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

TRIUMPH SEED CO. (US)

1 record

Sudax ST 6

Terminated

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

Dekalb Genetics Corporation (usa) (US)

1 record

Strateia

Active

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

Kalashnyk Mykola Strateievych, Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiievych, Yalanskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,

4 records

Sterno

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Tarasenko Oleksandr Anatoliiovych, Sten`ko Volodymyr Illich, Solodushko Vira Pylypivna, Liaschenko Oleksandr Ivanovych,

2 records

Squash

Withdrawn

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

R2n S.A.S. (Societe RAGT 2N)

1 record

Super Sugar

Application submitted

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

GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.

1 record

Splendid

Withdrawn

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

DEUTSCHE SAAT| Deutsche Saatveredelung AG

1 record

Ss 506

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Krys Velby

1 record

Sonia

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

AGENZIA REGIONALE PER LO SVILUPPO RURALE (ERSA)

1 record

Sokil

Active

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

Sokyrko Mykhailo Petrovych, Kavalir Liubov Vasylivna, Marinich Liubov Hryhorivna,

2 records

Sonček

Active

Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet

KIS (SI)

1 record

Stela

Active

Stevia

Institute of Agriculture - Shumen (BG)

2 records

Sokhatyi

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Kretynina Oksana Volodymyrivna, Hamandii Vasyl Leonidovych,

2 records

STARTER

Terminated

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

MOMMERSTEEG

1 record

SM Gryf

Active

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

1 record

SPEEDFEED

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

ICI PACIFIC SEEDS

1 record

Skarb Ukrainy

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Hrynyk Ihor Volodymyrovych, Matros Oleksandra Pylypivna,

2 records

Skiba

Withdrawn

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Hodowla Buraka Pastewnego Skarbu Panstwa w Krakowie

2 records

Sonet

Protection expired

Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

2 records

Solist

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

WEIL| Irina Weil in Fa. Bruno Nebelung GmbH & Co. KG / SCHNOCK M.G.| Dr. M.G. Schnock

2 records

Soleil ii

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Svalof Weibull AB

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.