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.
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Landwirtschaftliche Bundesversuchswirtschaften Ges.m.b.H.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Instytut roslynnytstva im. V.IA. Yur'ieva Natsionalnoi akademii ahrarnykh nauk Ukrainy
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
DLF Trifolium A-S, DK
Vicia faba L. var. equina St.-Amans · Horse bean
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
Cooperative Union Blois (FR)
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd. · Bitter vetch
INIA/IFAPA(Salvador Nadal Moyano, Clara Isabel González Verdejo, Eva María Córdoba Jiménez)
Hedysarum coronarium L. · Sulla
CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA ED ACQUACOLTURA (CREA-ZA)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Dvors`ka Svitlana Volodymyrivna, Buniak Nataliia Mykolaivna, Sardak Mariia Ivanivna, Sardak Mykola Oleksiiovych,
Brassica oleracea L. (Marrowstem Kale Group) · Marrow-stem kale
FREUDENBERGER| Feldsaaten Freudenberger G.m.b.H. & Co. Kommanditgesellschaft
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
KRISTEN HVIDBERG
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
L. DÆHNFELDT A/S
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Serasem, FR
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
RAGT 2n
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Ratoshniuk Viktor Ivanovych, Ivaniuk Ol`ha IUriivna, Vyshnevs`ka Oksana Vasylivna, Chernus`ka Tamara Andriivna, Chernus`kyi Vadym Viktorovych,
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
LOCHOW-PETKUS
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PGG Wrightson Seeds South America
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
Tuhuieva Iryna Volodymyrivna, Vyshnevs`ka Oksana Vasylivna, Vorona Leontii Ivanovych, Ratoshniuk Viktor Ivanovych, Ratoshniuk Ivan IUriiovych, Chernus`ka Tamara Andriivna, Chernus`kyi Vadym Viktorovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Hadi Geza Szundy Tamas Marton L. Csaba Pinter Janos
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
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