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.

GUIDURO

Application submitted

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.

1 record

GROF

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

1 record

Grouse

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Institut national de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'aliment (FR)/Agri Obtentions SA (FR)

1 record

Gosia

Withdrawn

Medicago sativa L. nothosubsp. varia (Martyn) Arcang. · Bastard Medic

Hodowla Roslin Grunwald Sp. z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

1 record

Hladiator

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Chervonis Mykhailo Volodymyrovych, Perfent`iev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Kirdolho IEvhen Kotiantynovych, Polischuk Serhii Serhiiovych, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich,

2 records

HINDERUPGAARD

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

L. DÆHNFELDT A/S

1 record

GRASSLANDS TAMA

Terminated

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

GRASSLANDS DIVISION

1 record

Grapis PHR

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

1 record

Gloria

Withdrawn

Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

1 record

Hattrick

Withdrawn

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

DLF Trifolium A-S, DK

1 record

GW600BMR

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.

1 record

GW475 BMR

Withdrawn

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

GAYLAND WARD SEED CO. INC.

1 record

Guoda

Terminated

Agrostis stolonifera L. · Creeping bentgrass

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

1 record

Haolian 088V

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Hamandii Vasyl Leonidovych

4 records

Goda DS

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

1 record

GL Magnolia

Withdrawn

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

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

1 record

Gruenkoepfige Gelbe Wilhelmsburger

Terminated

Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga

SPERLING| Carl Sperling & Co. (GmbH & Co. KG)

1 record

Grovas

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Green Genetics BV (NL)

1 record

GL Maralena

Active

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

Saatzucht Gleisdorf

2 records

GRENNFIELD SG

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

GLENN SEED LTD

1 record

Granit

Active

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

Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR

2 records

Grota

Withdrawn

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

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

1 record

Giovanni Paolo

Active

Triticum turgidum L. subsp. dicoccum (Schrank ex Schübl.) Thell. · Emmer

CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA INGEGNERIA E TRASFORMAZIONI AGROALIMENTARI (CREA-IT-RM)

1 record

Gigant POLY

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

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.