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.

C 922

Terminated

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

CARGILL

1 record

Bydgoska

Terminated

Ornithopus sativus Brot. · Serradella

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

1 record

BERGOND

Terminated

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

DANSK PLANTEFORÆDLING A/S

2 records

Biekor-1

Terminated

Rumex patientia x Rumex tianschanicus

Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlul ohly

2 records

Bråvalla

Terminated

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Holmberg, Sven A/Träff, Knut

3 records

Bezemara

Protection expired

Zea mays L. · Maize

2 records

Borivs`ka

Active

Sinapis alba L. · White mustard

Hamalii Serhii Mykolaiovych, Popovych IUrii Vadymovych, Protsiv Petro Bohdanovych, Mazur Valerii Oleksandrovych,

2 records

BROCAL

Terminated

Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean

ETSIA -CORD./CUBERO

1 record

BD40

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

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

1 record

Breakdance

Active

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

1 record

Bordure

Terminated

Lupinus nanus Douglas ex Benth.

Franz Haag

1 record

Bozhych

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

Tromsiuk, Valentyna Buhaiov, Vasyl` Lilyk, Tetiana Bortnovs`kyi, Vitalii

2 records

Bema

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy

1 record

Biliavka

Active

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

Shevchenko Tetiana Anatoliivna, Babych Anatolii Oleksandrovych, Samoilenko Valentyna Vasylivna, Samoilenko Anatolii Terentiiovych,

2 records

Belouga

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Verneuil Recherche SA (FR)

1 record

BMR2

Withdrawn

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

M.M.R. GENETICS (US)

1 record

Botanichnyi

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Blium IAroslav Borysovych, Martyniuk Halyna Mykolaivna, Rakhmetov Dzhamal Bakhlulovych,

4 records

Biancofiore

Withdrawn

Trifolium squarrosum L.

Fratelli Cozzi SNC di Cozzi G.& C. (IT)

1 record

Barlegro

Protection expired

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)

1 record

Blues

Withdrawn

Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

1 record

Bennett

Application submitted

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

SEJET PLANT BREEDING

1 record

Beltoise

Application submitted

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

DLF Seeds A-S, DK

1 record

Biała Zielonogłowa PZHR

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Hodowla Buraka Pastewnego Skarbu Panstwa w Krakowie

1 record

BHJHIN

Active

Brachypodium

Antonio José Manzaneda Avila/Pedro José Rey Zamora/Ana María Fernández Ocaña/María Luisa Martínez Martínez

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.