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.
Cichorium intybus L. (Industrial Chicory Group) · Chicory
Firma Nasienna GRANUM - Z. Manias - S. Menc - J. Szymański Spółka Jawna
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
KWS Momont Recherche Sarl
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
NICKERSON GEIE
Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey subsp. intermedium · Intermediate wheatgrass
Shtoiko Liubov Mykhailivna, Bortnovskyi Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Petrychenko Vasyl Florovych, Scherbyna Liudmyla Petrivna, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG
Brassica rapa L. · Turnip rape
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass
Przedsiebiorstwo Hodowlano-Nasienne sp. z o.o.
Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin
Potopal`s`kyi Anatolii Ivanovych
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip
L. DÆHNFELDT A/S
Festuca rubra L. subsp. rubra · Red fescue
Herbert Korjus
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna, Konstantynov Stanislav Ivanovych,
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
Poznańska Hodowla Roślin sp. z o.o. \Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roślin Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Galega orientalis Lam. · Eastern goat's rue
Zhapaleu Halyna Zinoviivna, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Khom'iak Mariia Mykhailivna, Konyk Hryhorii Stanislavovych, Baistruk-Hlodan Lesia Zinoviivna,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Nataliya Petrovska, Ivanka Genova
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Secale cereale x secale montanum
P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH, Grudhof DE
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch
South Australian Research and Development Institute (Sardi)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Hodowla Roślin Pasterzowice sp. z o.o.
Anthoxanthum odoratum L.
AGROGEN, spol. s r.o. (CZ)
Persea americana Mill. · Avocado
Klaus Bederski Lehmann