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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.

SEM 23 LF 510

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

GLENN SEED LTD

ES
1 record

Sardegna

Active

Trifolium incarnatum L. · Crimson clover

PADANA SEMENTI ELETTE S.R.L.

IT
1 record

Sem

Active

Amaranthus L. · Amaranth

Tymoshenko Ivan Romanovych, Kryvoruchenko Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Voronkov Mykola Fedorovych, Hoptsii Tetiana Ivanivna,

UA
1 record

Rynkove

Active

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

Yalanskyi Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,

UA
2 records

SEGRIA AX 5

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

ENRIC MARTI MELIA

ES
1 record

Salsa

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Carneau Freres SA (FR)

FR
1 record

Schiwago (ritirata)

Withdrawn

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

P.H.PETERSEN SAATZUCHT LUNDSGAARD

IT
1 record

SA0942

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta participation AG

IT
1 record

Sairus

Terminated

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Kondratevych Ol`ha Viktorivna, Petrushkova Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Tomchuk Raisa Viktorivna,

UA
2 records

SB1343

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

IT
1 record

Rumeks OK-2

Terminated

Rumex tianschanicus A. Los

Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlul ohly, Uteush IUrii Adol`fovych,

UA
1 record

Ruga

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

MELZER INGE| Inge Melzer in Fa. Ruegensaaten GmbH, Gingst

DE
2 records

RW41862

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2n

NL
1 record

Sarmats`kyi

Terminated

Thinopyrum elongatum (Host) D. R. Dewey · Tall Wheatgrass

Pohliad Oksana Volodymyrivna, Kupenko Nataliia Pavlivna, Shevchuk Oksana Mykhailivna, Kokhan Tetiana Petrivna, Hlukhov Oleksandr Zakharovych, Yurchenko Ivan Tymofiiovych,

UA
1 record

Rubika

Withdrawn

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

PL
1 record

Rubens

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Rustica Prograin Genetique

IT
2 records

Rustler

Withdrawn

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Grassland Oregon

PL
1 record

Ruslana

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Kapravyi Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Bortnovska Olena Ivanivna, Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Bortnovskyi Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,

UA
1 record

Rouge mammouth

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

Saliut

Terminated

Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue

Karpova Tetiana Ivanivna, Abramov Oleksii Oleksiiovych, Stadnichuk Nina Oleksandrivna,

UA
1 record

Salino

Active

Trifolium L. · Clover

D'EUGENIO ASVERO / D'EUGENIO ITALO / D'EUGENIO RIVO

IT
1 record

Rostyslav

Terminated

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey subsp. intermedium · Intermediate wheatgrass

Buhaiov Viktor Vasylovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Kondratevych Ol`ha Viktorivna, Petrushkova Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Tomchuk Raisa Viktorivna,

UA
2 records

ROSANA

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Horens`kyi Vitalii Mykhailovych, Maksimov Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Mamalyha Vasyl` Stepanovych, Buhaiov Vasyl` Dmytrovych,

UA
2 records

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