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.
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
RAGT SA (FR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
SW Seed BV (NL)
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Advanta Seed International
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA F.LLI D'EUGENIO DI D'EUGENIO CLAUDIA & C. S.A.S.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
JACKLIN SEED
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA F.LLI D'EUGENIO DI D'EUGENIO CLAUDIA & C. S.A.S.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Vladimir Sikora, Yanosh Bereni,
Panicum miliaceum L. · Proso millet
Yehorov Dmytro Kostiantynovych, Horlachova Olha Vikentiivna, Ponomarenko Nadiia Serhiivna, Horbachova Svitlana Mykolaivna,
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Karanda Tetiana Mykolaivna, Liashok Petro Hryhorovych, Barbaruk Valentyna Tadeushivna, Piter Bohdan Chykaliuk, Larri Richardson,
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Instytut Hodowli i Aklimatyzacji Roslin Panstwowy Instytut Badawczy
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
Advanta Seed International
Vicia articulata Hornem. · One-Flowered Vetch
Diego Rubiales Olmedo^^^Eleonora Barilli^^^Ana Moral Jiménez
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum
Eurosorgho (FR)
Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean
STEUCKARDT| Dr. Rudolf Steuckardt in Fa. Saatzucht Gotha-Friedrichswerth / DIETRICH MANFRED| Manfred Dietrich / HAEUSER| Ute Haeuser / SATTLER| B. Sattler in Fa. Thueringer Pflanzenzucht GmbH Gotha-
Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel
KWS Momont Recherche Sarl
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Shtelma Andrii Mykhailovych, Shevchenko Larysa Mykolaivna, Hliantsev Andrii Vasylovych, Vasylenko Antonina Oleksandrivna, Bezuhlyi Ihor Mykolaiovych,
Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil
POWER SEED INC.
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION