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.

MULLUS PAJBJERG

Protection expired

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

PAJBJERG A/S

1 record

Minto

Withdrawn

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Jönsson Hans Arne

1 record

MSI004

Active

Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa

CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA ED ACQUACOLTURA (CREA-ZA)

1 record

Mv 218-88

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Balla Laszlo / Bedoe Zoltan / Lang Laszlo / Szunics Laszlo / Szunics Laszlone

1 record

MOWESTER

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

ZJEDNDCZENIE NASIENNIC

1 record

Monotur

Active

Salix L. · Willow

Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie

1 record

MH08KU37

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS Momont Recherche Sarl

1 record

Merlin

Terminated

Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean

SELGEN A.S

1 record

MONTALUS

Withdrawn

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

STA.FED.RECH.AGR.CHANGINS

1 record

MEDITERRÂNEO

Terminated

Lotus subbiflorus

ESTERO, S.A.

2 records

Melsviai

Withdrawn

Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue

Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas

1 record

MONASMO

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass

MOMMERSTEEG

1 record

MINERVA

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ZAAIZAAD

2 records

MIRA

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

FDB, ALBERTSLUND & DLF, ROSKILDE

1 record

Mohican

Withdrawn

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Advanta Seeds West (US)

1 record

MIP Strateh

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lysenko Anna Anatoliivna, Demydov Oleksandr Anatoliiovych, Polishcuk Tetiana Petrivna, Hudzenko Volodymyr Mykolaiovych,

2 records

Milor

Protection expired

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Societe Eraf (FR)

1 record

Marichka

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Baistruk-Hlodan Lesia Zinoviivna, Harmych Dariia IUriivna, Ruzhylo Bohdan Petrovych, Konyk Hryhorii Stanislavovych, Khom"iak Mariia Mykhailivna,

2 records

Milena

Active

Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass

Sliusar Serhii Mykolaiovych, Bateruk Mykola Mykolaiovych, Serdiuk Mykola Arsentiiovych, Serdiuk Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Mordovets` Vitalii Fedorovych,

2 records

Markola

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Marrowstem Kale Group) · Marrow-stem kale

Dr. Heinrich Enderlein

2 records

Mille tetes anglais

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Collard Group) · Collard greens

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

Manga

Application submitted

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

P.H.PETERSEN SAATZUCHT LUNDSGAARD

1 record

MGM170349

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

Joel Meunier

1 record

Mige

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

1 record

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This summary is compiled from the publications listed in the sources and verified by an editor. It contains no legally significant information; it provides agronomic context for registry data rather than the registry data itself.