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.

NOS311.060-046/3

Withdrawn

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Jens Chistians Knudsen

2 records

Nadiante

Application submitted

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA GENOMICA E BIOINFORMATICA (CREA-GB) / SOCIETA' PRODUTTORI SEMENTI S.P.A.

1 record

NORMA ØTOFTE

Terminated

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

FDB, ALBERTSLUND & DLF, ROSKILDE

1 record

MOYENCOURT

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

ETS.C.C.BENOIST

1 record

Netun

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

Hagberg, Arne

2 records

Motycka

Terminated

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

1 record

Noe

Terminated

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

Amelioration Fourragere (FR)

2 records

NK 123

Protection expired

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

NORTHRUP KING Co (US)

1 record

Nastavnyk

Protection expired

Rumex patientia x Rumex tianschanicus

Novozhylov Oleh Vasyl`ovych, Blium IAroslav Borysovych, Rakhmetova Svitlana Oleksandrivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych,

2 records

MORO DA 5

Active

Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. · Bitter vetch

ITAP (ALBACETE)

1 record

Monza

Withdrawn

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

LIMAGRAIN NEDERLAND| Limagrain Nederland B.V. (LG Europe-Research)

1 record

Miranda

Withdrawn

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa

Societa Produttori Sementi S.p.A

1 record

MIP Feniks

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

KHARCHENKO MYKHAILO, DEMYDOV OLEKSANDR, PYKALO SERHII, KOCHMARSKYI VALENTYN, PRAVDZIVA IRYNA, MURASHKO TETIANA, SIROSHTAN ANDRII, ZAIMA OLEKSII, YURCHENKO TETIANA, VOLOSCHUK SERHII

2 records

Mira otofte

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Dansk Planteforaedling (DK)

1 record

Muza

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Tymoshenko Oleksandr Oleksiiovych, Parfeniuk Oleksandr Viktorovych, Starychenko Vasyl Mykolaiovych, Romaniuk Lidiia Serhiivna, Shcerbyna Olena Zinoviivna, Mykhailov V'iacheslav Hryhorovych,

2 records

NARDOL

Terminated

Medicago lupulina L. · Black medic

PAJBJERG A/S

2 records

Miku

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Johannes Laurson 50%, Hans Küüts 20%, Ivi Küüts 20%, Kaljo Kask 10%

2 records

Milky

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

GIE GRASS (FR)

1 record

Mulga "S"

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Agricultural Research Institute

1 record

Mufflon

Terminated

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

SESVANDERHAVE N.V

1 record

Mira

Active

Trifolium incarnatum L. · Crimson clover

Jouffray-Drillaud SA (FR)

1 record

MHR Nieznanicka

Application submitted

Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

1 record

Motycka

Terminated

Phalaris arundinacea L. · Reed canary grass

Przedsiebiorstwo Hodowlano-Nasienne sp. z o.o.

1 record

MGM438175

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

MAS SEEDS

1 record

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