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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.

Nitro Plus

Active

Trifolium resupinatum L. · Persian clover

SEEDCO

IT
7 records

Noria

Active

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

GIE Semunion Recherches (FR)

FR
10 records

Nickel

Active

Vicia villosa Roth · Hairy vetch

Jouffray-Drillaud SA (FR)

FR
9 records

Mainstay

Active

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

Grasslands Innovation Ltd

SI
6 records

Mainstar

Active

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Stuart Gowers, The New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Limited

FR
7 records

Lotella

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Freudenberger, D

DE
6 records

Lucyanne

Terminated

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

L'INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA

FR
6 records

Loke

Active

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

Olsson, Gösta

SE
6 records

Leo

Active

Lotus corniculatus L. · Bird's-foot trefoil

Mc Gill University

NL
7 records

Kuri 1

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

DLF SEEDS A/S

DE
8 records

Krakowiak

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

WOS HENRYK / MACKOWIAK WALENTY / PAIZERT KAZIMIERZ O. STEFAN

PL
7 records

Inka

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

Malopolska Hodowla Roslin Spolka z o.o.

PL
6 records

Jeronimo

Active

Bromus catharticus Vahl · Rescue grass

Gentos S.A.

IT
10 records

Icicle

Active

Pisum sativum L. · Pea

ProGene Plant Research LLC

DE
6 records

Gunilla

Protection expired

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Wiklund, Kjell

SE
6 records

Grasslands Hamua

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

AgResearch (NZ)

FR
6 records

Galleon

Active

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

SEED RESEARCH OF OREGON

IT
6 records

Galactica

Active

Crambe hispanica L. subsp. abyssinica (Hochst. ex R. E. Fr.) Prina · Abyssinian mustard

Plant Research International B.V.

NL
5 records

Frieda

Active

Lupinus albus L. · White lupin

LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHE LEHRANSTALT TRIESDORF

DE
7 records

Galice

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Claude-Alain Bétrix

AT
6 records

ES Inventor

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Lidea France S.A.S

FR
7 records

ES Creator

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Lidea France S.A.S

FR
8 records

Emiliana

Active

Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa

ROBERTO GUARNIERI

IT
5 records

Emarwan

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

TURF-SEED INC

CZ
6 records

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