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.

Frodo

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Grasslands Innovation Ltd

7 records

Charles

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CARLSBERG RESEARCHA LAB

11 records

Aspire

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

7 records

Puna II

Active

Cichorium intybus L. · Chicory

Grasslanz Technology

12 records

California

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Nickerson International Research S.N.C.

DE DK LU UA

13 records

Pergamon

Protection expired

Avena sativa L. · Oat

NORDSAAT SAATZUCHT

CZ DE DK EE LT LV

9 records

KWS Fabreo

Terminated

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Peer Wilde^^^Brigitta Schmiedchen^^^Jutta Menzel

CZ DE DK EE PL

9 records

Kerberos

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Rainer Leipert

BG HU RO SK UA

15 records

LG Rumba

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

LIMAGRAIN EUROPE

DE DK FR LT PL

11 records

Pinokio

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

WOLSKI| Dr.Tadeusz Wolski c/o SHR Laski / JARZABEK| Boguslawa Jarzabek c/o SHR Debina / BOGACKI| Jerzy Bogacki c/o SHR Debina

DE FI PL SE SK

13 records

Bingo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

DK HR HU SI

11 records

Kyoto

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Letourneau Andre, Letourneau Alain,

IT RO UA

10 records

Bravo

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni institut, HR

FR HR SI

11 records

BC Goran

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Ivica Ikic

HR SI UA

10 records

Aviron

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

CZ FR UA

9 records

Idilic

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Secobra Recherches, F

DE FR LU

15 records

Ambrosia

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT DE PL

10 records

ES Mediator

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Patrice Jeanson

FR IT UA

11 records

Arwena

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

KATANSKA-KACZMAREK AGNIESZKA

CZ DE PL

9 records

Anovi CS

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Pierre GARRAUD

IT PL UA

9 records

Amiga

Active

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

CZ FR HR

7 records

Avatar

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SELGEN A.S

CZ UA

10 records

Hella

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS Saat AG, DE

DE DK ES FR SE

7 records

Sekundo

Protection expired

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

HODOWLA ROSLIN SZELEJEWO- DR. WOJEICH MIKULSKI

BE CZ IT PL

7 records

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