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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.

CT180

Active

Brassica carinata A. Braun · Ethiopian mustard

CEREALTOSCANA SPA

IT
1 record

CSM18162

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

IT
1 record

DC0048

Application submitted

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Michael Goetschkes

NL
2 records

CSM14758

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

IT
1 record

Dato

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

NORDSAAT| NORDSAAT Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH

DE
1 record

Dioptas

Terminated

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

René Jünger in Fa. Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
1 record

Darunok Polissia

Terminated

Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin

Nychyporuk Olena Oleksandrivna, Puzniak Oksana Mykhailivna, Ivaniuk Serhii Vasyl`ovych, Zalischuk Olena Petrivna, Yablons`ka Valentyna Vasylivna,

UA
2 records

Crewcut 2

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON

IT
1 record

Diros

Terminated

Thinopyrum intermedium (Host) Barkworth & D. R. Dewey subsp. intermedium · Intermediate wheatgrass

Buhaiov Viktor Vasylovych, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych, Kondratevych Ol`ha Viktorivna, Petrushkova Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Tomchuk Raisa Viktorivna,

UA
2 records

Diogene

Active

Trifolium L. · Clover

D'EUGENIO ASVERO / D'EUGENIO ITALO / D'EUGENIO RIVO

IT
1 record

Diego

Active

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

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

PL
2 records

Danka Polka

Terminated

Cucurbita maxima Duchesne · Giant pumpkin

Henrikh IUst

UA
2 records

Diadema Podillia

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Kolisnyk Serhii Ivanovych, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Korniichuk Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Petrychenko Vasyl` Florovych, Temchenko Inna Viktorivna, Ivaniuk Serhii Vasyl`ovych,

UA
2 records

Dama

Terminated

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

D. Kertikova, M. Vlahova, A. Atanasov, T. Kertikov, A. Ilieva

BG
1 record

Daeno

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

L. Daehnfeldt A-S, DK

FR
1 record

Corona

Terminated

x Raphanobrassica spp.

Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. Herrn Dr. Martin Frauen

DE
1 record

Derliai

Protection expired

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro Vokės filialas

LT
1 record

Derek

Terminated

Lathyrus sativus L. · Grass pea

SPÓJNIA Hodowla i Nasiennictwo Ogrodnicze sp. z o.o.

PL
2 records

Derby

Withdrawn

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

SCHWEIGER & CO. HANS| Hans Schweiger & Co. (offene Handelsgesellschaft)

DE
1 record

CWH 111

Withdrawn

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Nelly Guguin, Jean-Pierre Despeghel,

UA
2 records

Dekalb XL 75

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Dekalb Genetics Corporation

IT
1 record

Dekameron

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Korotych Pavlo Pylypovych, Kulyk IUliia Fedorivna, Necheporenko Liudmyla Pavlivna, Solovei Oleh Bohdanovych, Berdychevs`ka Halyna Oleksandrivna (posmertno),

UA
1 record

Crau

Protection expired

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

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