Variety traits
Asparagus officinalis L.
For asparagus, the concept of a maturity group is not applicable, as harvesting depends on soil temperature and plantation age rather than the biological maturation cycle of the cultivar.
In the reference 61 varieties crop Asparagus, where this is mentioned in the description.
In asparagus agrotechnology, there is no classification by maturity groups, which is characteristic of annual crops. The harvesting period is extended and is determined not by varietal traits in days, but by external factors, including weather conditions, the intensity of soil warming, and the age of the plantation.
Instead of maturity, the term 'commercial viability of spears' is used. Readiness for harvest is determined visually by the height of the spears at 20–25 centimeters, as well as by the condition of the tip, which must remain tight and closed. Asparagus cultivars are characterized by yield, spear quality, and resistance.
General information about the subject — on the page Maturity group.
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.
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA PER L'ORTICOLTURA (CREA-OF-PON)
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
STATENS PLANTEAVLSFORSOG
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE) ^^^Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.^^^SOCIETE CIVILE DARBONNE
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
SPAETH HANS| Dr. Hans Rolf Spaeth
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Semenarna Ljubljana, SI
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
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Domaine Public (FR)
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
SC Darbonne (FR)
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Jacques Marionnet GFA (FR)
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Mª LUISA GONZALEZ CASTAÑON
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
INIA-OTRI
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
SPAETH HANS| Dr. Hans Rolf Spaeth
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus
Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus