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Cultivation

Forage use of common vetch

Vicia sativa L.

Common vetch is valued as a high-protein forage crop with a crude protein content of 20–22% and high digestibility. Due to its susceptibility to lodging, it is primarily grown in mixed stands with cereals, and the use of its grain is limited by the presence of anti-nutritional factors.

In the reference 74 varieties crop Common vetch, where this is mentioned in the description.

The green mass of common vetch possesses high nutritional value, approaching that of red clover. 1 kg of green mass contains approximately 34 g of digestible protein, rich in lysine and tryptophan. The optimal harvesting periods for hay and haylage are the flowering phase and the beginning of lower pod formation, as delayed mowing leads to stem coarsening and a decline in forage quality.

The cultivation technology for this crop requires the mandatory use of cereal components as support for the vetch's thin stems, which facilitates mechanized harvesting and allows for balancing animal rations with carbohydrates. Vetch grain contains anti-nutritional compounds, such as cyanogenic glycosides and trypsin inhibitors, which necessitates caution when incorporating it into the diets of livestock and poultry.

General information about the subject — on the page Forage purpose.

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Varieties of Common vetch mentioned in the description

Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.

Rada

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

ITAP (ALBACETE)

ES
2 records

Perseas

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

BALTZIS NIKOLAOS (GR)

BG
2 records

Gabi

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

HU
3 records

Idice

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

IT
3 records

Emma

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

HU
3 records

Rae kohalik

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

EE
3 records

De Suceava

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

RO
3 records

Pivdennobuz`ka

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Humenna Nadiia Ivanivna, Aralova Tetiana Serhiivna, Aralov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych, Aralov Volodymyr Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Lebedyna pisnia

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Kalashnik Oksana Petrivna, Kolisnyk Iryna Vitaliivna, Dudnyk Valentyn Volodymyrovych, Rubel` Pavlo Stepanovych,

UA
1 record

Yuvіleina

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

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

UA
1 record

Lila

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Petrychenko Serhii Mykolaiovych, Hahin Andrii Oleksandrovych, Syn`ohub Serhii Vasyl`ovych, Sydorchuk Valerii Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Blanchegraine

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
1 record

AD22

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

SOCIETÀ AGRICOLA F.LLI D'EUGENIO DI D'EUGENIO CLAUDIA & C. S.A.S.

IT
1 record

URGELBA 18 3

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.

ES
1 record

Yevhena

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Petrychenko Serhii Mykolaiovych, Hahin Andrii Oleksandrovych, Syn`ohub Serhii Vasyl`ovych, Sydorchuk Valerii Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Karena

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Cooperative Union Blois (FR)

FR
1 record

Hibrydna 97

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

Vorontsov Viktor Terentiiovych, Kolisnyk Iryna Vitaliivna, Zharkova Olena Serhiivna,

UA
1 record

Gil vaz

Active

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

PT
2 records

Le Nocelle

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

IT
1 record

Obrazec 666

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

1 record

SLAVEJ

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

HR
1 record