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.
Phleum nodosum L. · Small-leaf timothy
EIGEN VERMOGEN VH INSTITUUT VOOR LANDBOUW- EN VISSERIJONDERZOEK
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
Clause Semences SA (FR)
Phleum hirsutum Honck.
Dr. Bernhard Krautzer c/o Höhere Bundeslehr- und FA für Landwirtschaft Raumberg-Gumpens.
Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber
Andzhei Rostvorovs`kyi
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
FRAUEN| Dr. Martin Frauen in Fa. Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. / LueBBE| Gisela Luebbe
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.
Brassica napus L. var. napobrassica (L.) Rchb. · Rutabaga
FORSTANDER J.MØLLER
Cichorium intybus L. (Leaf Chicory Group) · Chicory
Domaine Public (FR)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
R 2n (FR)
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
CAL-WEST SEEDS
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
DLF SEEDS A/S
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
RAC Station federale de recherches agronomiques de Changins (CH)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Serasem, FR
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
R 2n (FR)
Brassica rapa L. var. rapa (L.) Thell. · Turnip
ZELDER
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
FRAUEN| Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. Herrn Dr. Martin Frauen / GAUE| Inge Gaue
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Coffey Forage Seed (US)
Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot
R 2n (FR)
Lupinus mutabilis Sweet
VANDINTER RESEARCH B.V.
Raphanus sativus L. var. oleiformis Pers. · Oil radish
FRAUEN| Dr. Martin Frauen in Fa. Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. / ENDERLEIN| Dr. Heinrich Enderlein
x Raphanobrassica spp.
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht Hans-Georg Lembke KG. Herrn Dr. Martin Frauen / Dr. Heinrich Enderlein
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
GSN Semences SAS (FR)
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
UNIVERSIDAD DE LLEIDA