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.
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
SAATZUCHT DONAU GES.M.B.H. & COKG
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Lemaire Deffontaines (FR)
Festuca pratensis Huds. · Meadow fescue
INNOSEEDS| Innoseeds B.V.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
NORTH AMERICAN PLANT BREEDERS
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
JONES LLINOS| Llinos Jones c/o Welsh Plant Breeding Station
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Saatzucht Donau GmbH, Probstdorf AT
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
Aberystwyth University (IBERS) Frau Sheena Duller
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
PHP PETERSEN
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DEUTSCHE SAATVEREDELUNG AG
Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax
LABOULET SEMENCES
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF SEEDS A/S
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF Trifolium A-S, DK
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Teagasc
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Teagasc
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE ET FILS
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE ET FILS
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Franck CHAUVEAU
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
DLF Seeds A/S
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Aberystwyth University (IBERS)
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Barenbrug Holland BV (NL)
Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch
HAO-DEMETER-Fodder Crops and Pastures Institute
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
Norddeutsche Pflanzenzucht