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.

Caspar

Terminated

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

DLF B.V.

2 records

BOPA PAJBJERG

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

PAJBJERG A/S

1 record

Capri

Active

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

DR WERNER HORN

1 record

Blyskavka

Active

Festuca ovina L. · Sheep's fescue

Sliusar Serhii Mykolaiovych, Povydalo Mariia Vasylivna, Koriahin Oleksii Mykhailovych, Ostapets Tamara Anatoliivna,

4 records

Brudzyńska

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Szczecińska Hodowla Roślin CN sp.z o.o.

1 record

Bronto

Terminated

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

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

2 records

Canasta

Withdrawn

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

1 record

Bormitra

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SCHULZE S.| Sabine Schulze

2 records

Blanchegraine

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

1 record

Cabestan

Withdrawn

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Carneau Freres SA (FR)

1 record

Blysk

Terminated

Onobrychis transcaucasica Grossh.

Holub Mariia Andriivna, Tereschenko Mykola Mykhailovych, Lutonina Mariia Mykytivna,

1 record

Calypso 3

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PICKSEED

1 record

Branchu du poitou

Terminated

Brassica oleracea L. (Collard Group) · Collard greens

Domaine Public (FR)

1 record

Burshtyn

Terminated

Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin

Fartushniak Anatolii Tykhonovych, Korniichuk Mykola Serhiiovych, Holovchenko Oksana Volodymyrivna, Levchenko Tetiana Mykhailivna, Solodiuk Nataliia Volodymyrivna,

1 record

Cannon VA75

Terminated

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Danisco Seed

1 record

Bunker

Withdrawn

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

1 record

Birdie

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

HORDEUM s.r.o., SK

1 record

Borki

Terminated

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

SCHULZE S.| Sabine Schulze / GOLOWTSCHENKO| Wladimir I. Golowtschenko c/o Inst.f. Ackerbau d.

2 records

CA1880

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

AGRI OBTENTIONS / INRAE (institut National de recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environment)

1 record

BG Gradus

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Biogranum d.o.o. (RS)

1 record

Brudzyńska

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Hodowla Roslin Szelejewo sp.z.o.o.

1 record

Buzhanske

Withdrawn

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Tromsiuk Valentyna Dmytrivna, Bortnovskyi Vitalii Mykolaiovych, Lilyk Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Buhaiov Vasyl Dmytrovych,

2 records

Bucany Gelbe Walze

Protection expired

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

Selekt Vyskumny a slàchtitel'sky ústav a.s.

1 record

Biała Zielonogłowa SWHN

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Stacja Hodowli Roślin sp. z o.o. w Kowrozie

1 record

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