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 perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
ILVO-PLANT 39
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
Rijksstation voor Plantenveredeling
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Clint Johnson
Thinopyrum elongatum (Host) D. R. Dewey · Tall Wheatgrass
Janowszky Janos / Janowszky Zsolt
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Seed Research of Oregon & Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
PURE SEED TESTING
Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton
May-Agro Tohumculuk Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş.
Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch
DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Danielson Briggs Gardner
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Sam Badoux Agroscope
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
PGG Wrightson Seeds
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Sheldon Agri Pty Ltd
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Pedro José Maranessi
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Zea mays L. · Maize
Chemical Agrosava, Beograd
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. Herrn Dr. Martin Frauen / Gisela Luebbe
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SCHINKEL BURKHARD
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
L. Daehnfeldt A-S, DK
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Serasem Recherches et Sélections Végétales
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
KWS LOCHOW GMBH, DE
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF-TRIFOLIUM| DLF-Trifolium A/S