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.
Trifolium hybridum L. · Alsike clover
ZG Raiffeisen eG
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Hodowla Buraka Pastewnego Skarbu Panstwa w Krakowie
Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch
Szczecińska Hodowla Roślin CN sp.z o.o.
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
BAUER WINTERGERSTEN GBR| Bauer Wintergersten GbR
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
VON RUMKER (DE)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Nasionex Sp.z. o.o
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Tourneur Grandes Cultures Obtentions SNC (FR)
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Linum usitatissimum L. convar mediterraneum Vavilov ex Ell Kulpa et Danert
Instytut Wlokien Naturalnych
Plantago lanceolata L. · Ribwort plantain
RAGT 2n, FR
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
AKTISELSKABET TRIFOLIUM FRØ
Medicago arborea L. · (Medics)
HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
KUTNOWSKA HODOWLA BURAKA CUKROWEGO Sp.z o.o.
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa
CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA ED ACQUACOLTURA (CREA-ZA)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Svetlozar Dragushev
Medicago sativa L. subsp. falcata (L.) Arcang. · Sickle medick
Povydalo Mariia Vasylivna, Mordovets` Olena Oleksiivna, Rakovych Motrona Borysivna, Koriahin Oleksii Mykhailovych, Bober Anatolii Fedorovych,
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad, Srbija
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip
Domaine Public (FR)
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Primož Titan
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa
NORTHRUP KING