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.

Debbie

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Bent Juhl Jensen

1 record

Amulet

Terminated

Vicia faba L. · Broad bean

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

1 record

Balbisundi

Terminated

Bidens ferulifolia (Jacq.) DC. · Apache beggartick

BENJAMIN K.WINSLOW

1 record

Alameda

Application submitted

Aegilops

Vivagran S.L.

1 record

Arcadia

Application submitted

Camelina sativa (L.) Crantz · Camelina

Panam France S.A.S.

1 record

Beacon

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

1 record

A-263

Application submitted

hybrids between Vaccinium corymbosum L. and Vaccinium darrowii Camp

John R Clark

1 record

SULIKO 777

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Karpenko Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Luk'ianchyk IUrii Ivanovych,

2 records

OLBENA

Withdrawn

Avena sativa L. · Oat

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

1 record

Zv'iahel`s`ka

Terminated

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

Vorona Leontii Ivanovych, Chernus`ka Tamara Andriivna, Chernus`kyi Vadym Viktorovych, Ratoshniuk Viktor Ivanovych, Ratoshniuk Ivan IUriiovych, Koval`ov Vitalii Borysovych, Vyshnevs`ka Oksana Vasylivna, Ivaniuk Volodymyr Oleksiiovych,

1 record

Yuvіleina

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Rubel` Pavlo Stepanovych, Urs`ka Zoia Mykolaivna, Kolisnyk Iryna Vitaliivna,

1 record

VIOLIN

Active

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Martin Frauen, Dieter Stelling

2 records

Vasylynka

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Sliusar Serhii Mykolaiovych, Bateruk Mykola Mykolaiovych, Serdiuk Mykola Arsentiiovych, Serdiuk Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Radchenko Tetiana Vasylivna,

2 records

VB Gelsvis

Application submitted

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

1 record

URGELBA 18 3

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

1 record

Uleko

Withdrawn

Lavatera thuringiaca L.

ULSTAR - Handel-Pośrednictwo-Usługi Lucjan Staszewski

1 record

Tytan

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Bushulian, Oleh Kolisnyk, Serhii Lavrov, Halyna Hanzhelo, Olha Temchenko, Inna Petrychenko, Vasyl Mursakaiev, Eldar

2 records

SY Actual

Withdrawn

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

Syngenta Crop Protection Lda.

1 record

Smėlinukai

Terminated

Lens Mill. · Lentil

Lietuvos žemės ūkio universitetas

1 record

SM Bzura

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

1 record

Sivers`ke

Active

Secale cereale L. · Rye

Koval` Liudmyla Ivanivna, Vitvits`kyi Volodymyr Mykhailovych, Hupalo Halyna Pavlivna, Oskyrko Larysa Mykhailivna, Vitvits`kyi Mykhailo Antonovych, Koval` Nataliia Mykhailivna,

2 records

Silo 8416

Withdrawn

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Sud Cereales SCA

1 record

Shedevr

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Vasko Nataliia Ivanivna, Didenko Svitlana Yuriivna, Solonechnyi Pavlo Mykolaiovych, Vazhenina Olha Yevheniivna, Naumov Oleksii Hermanovych, Kozachenko Mykhailo Romanovych

2 records

Sancia (R)

Withdrawn

Zea mays L. · Maize

HOLDEN'S FOUNDATION SEEDS INC.

1 record

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