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 multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
GIE GRASS (FR)
Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue
Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Ivantsiv Ruslana IEvhenivna, Khom'iak Mariia Mykhailivna, Mats`kiv Osyp Ivanovych, Konyk Hryhorii Stanislavovych,
Lupinus albus L. · White lupin
Hodowla Roślin Kosieczyn sp. z o.o.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
R 2n (FR)
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Harri Hindoalla 70%, Saima Kalev 30%
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Dominique Lanoie
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
Vorontsov Viktor Terentiiovych, Kolisnyk Iryna Vitaliivna, Zharkova Olena Serhiivna,
Amaranthus caudatus L. · Love-lies-bleeding
Potots`ka Hanna Borysivna, Fischenko Valentyna Volodymyrivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulohly, Andruschenko Olena Leonidivna,
Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. · Common sainfoin
CREA - CENTRO DI RICERCA PER LA ZOOTECNIA ED ACQUACOLTURA (CREA-ZA)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
CIBA GEIGY, S.A.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Advanta US Inc
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Hodowla Roslin Grunwald Sp. z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Hodowla Buraka Pastewnego Skarbu Panstwa w Krakowie
Cicer arietinum L. · Chickpea
Skyts`kyi Vitalii IUriiovych, Lysohor Ol`ha Dmytrivna, Ivanova Zinaida Fedorivna, Hrytsai Nadiia Petrivna, Herasimova IUliia Ivanivna, Stepanova Tamara IEhorivna, Shevchenko Anatolii Mykhailovych,
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
INIA/X.GALICIA
Medicago sativa L. subsp. sativa · Alfalfa
PANAM FRANCE SARL
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Zymohliad Oleksii Viktorovych, Solonechnyi Pavlo Mykolaiovych, Naumov Oleksii Hermanovych, Vasko Nataliia Ivanivna, Kozachenko Mykhailo Romanovych,
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
L. Daehnfeldt A-S, DK