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.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF SEEDS A/S
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
BARENBRUG HOLLAND
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
Theodorus P.M. op den Kamp
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
SEMENCES DE FRANCE
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
IGER Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research (GB)
Trifolium hybridum L. · Alsike clover
PENDING
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Thierry Bourgoin
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Oseva Uni a.s., CZ
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF SEEDS A/S
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Plant Breeding International Cambridge Ltd (GB)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SCHWEIGER IN| Georg Schweiger in Fa. Hans Schweiger & Co. (offene Handelsgesellschaft)
Phleum pratense L. · Timothy grass
BARENBRUG HOLLAND
Arrhenatherum elatius (L.) P. Beauv. ex J. Presl & C. Pres · False oat-grass
SAATZUCHT STEINACH GMBH and CO KG
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Richard Summers PBI Cambridge
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Wirtschaftsgemeinschaft Gut Boldebuck GmbH % Co. KG
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF Trifolium A-S, DK
Secale cereale L. · Rye
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Sinapis alba L. · White mustard
LAMMERS P.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Institute of Grassland & Environmental Research Welsh Plant Breeding Station
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Innoseeds B.V.
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Verneuil Holding (FR)/Semunion Sarl (FR)
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
WOS HENRYK / MACKOWIAK WALENTY / PAIZERT KAZIMIERZ O. STEFAN / SZELAG BOZENA / SZELAG JANUSZ / CICHY HENRYK / MAZURKIEWICZ LESZEK, O. JERZY