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.
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
RAGT 2n, FR
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Zea mays L. subsp. Mays · Corn
Jean-Louis Dhautefeuille
Paulownia Sieb. et Zucc. · Empress tree
Teodora Georgieva, Nedyalka Zagorska
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Antoniuk Volodymyr Oleksandrovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Maznichenko Volodymyr Ivanovych,
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Antoine Mezzarobba
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Dominique Lanoie
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
ZG Raiffeisen eG
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Istvan Rajcan
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG Frau Regine Dieterich
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
NS ratarstvo (YU)
Brassica carinata A. Braun · Ethiopian mustard
Natsionalnyi botanichnyi sad im. M. M. Hryshka Natsionalnoi akademii nauk Ukrainy
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Vasylenko Taisiia Fedorivna, Korobova Oksana Mykolaivna, Lohvinenko IUrii Volodymyrovych,
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed
Raps GbR Saatzucht Lundsgaard
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Deutsche Saatveredelung AG - DSV (DE)
Ornithopus sativus Brot. · Serradella
Mel`nychenko Andrii Mykolaiovych, Chernus`kyi Vadym Viktorovych, Vyshnevs`ka Oksana Vasylivna,
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum · Bread wheat
BAYERISCHE PFLANZEN| Bayerische Pflanzenzucht- gesellschaft eG & Co KG