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Variety traits

Maturity group — durum wheat

Triticum durum Desf.

Classification of varieties based on the duration of the vegetative period from emergence to full maturity, which determines the strategy for crop adaptation to climatic conditions and cultivation risks.

In the reference 298 varieties crop Durum wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

The maturity group is determined during state variety trials by recording the dates of reaching key phenological stages. Categorization into early-maturing, mid-early, mid-maturing, mid-late, and late-maturing varieties is relative and depends on the growing degree days (GDD), moisture availability, and the photoperiodic response of a specific region.

The selection of a maturity group influences yield formation and grain quality, including its vitreousness and protein content. Early-maturing varieties allow the crop to escape drought during critical developmental stages, while late-maturing varieties have the potential for higher yields under favorable conditions due to an extended grain-filling period, but they carry the risks of autumn rains and pre-harvest sprouting in the ear.

General information about the subject — on the page Maturity group.

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Varieties of Durum wheat 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.

Vertola

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI PALERMO - DIPARTIMENTO DI AGRONOMIA AMBIENTALE E TERRITORIALE

IT
3 records

Clovis

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Eurodur S.A.

FR
4 records

Esperia

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Golden West Seed Co.

GR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

ES
4 records

Plussur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

FR
4 records

Pharaon

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Eurodur S.A.

FR
4 records

Murano

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Seeds SAS, FR

FR
3 records

Kidur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Groupement Agricole Essonnois (FR)

ES FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

S.I.S. SOCIETA' ITALIANA SEMENTI

IT
4 records

Poulit

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Verneuil Semences de Provence (FR)

FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Syngenta Participations AG

IT
4 records

Ramesse

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

CGS SEMENTI S.P.A.

IT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Vida Gyula / Veisz Otto / Bedoe Zoltan / Lang Laszlo / Karsai Ildiko / Puskas Katalin / Karolyine Cseploe Monika

HU
4 records

Diogene

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

APSOVSEMENTI S.P.A.

IT
4 records

Dakter

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Eurodur S.A.

FR
4 records

Picodur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GAE Recherche SA (FR)

FR
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

ES
4 records

Sachem

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Verneuil Semences de Provence (FR)

FR
4 records

Durafee

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Sudwestsaat GmbH (DE)

HR
3 records

Arcalis

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Sud Cereales (FR)

FR
4 records

Isadur

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GAE Recherche SA (FR)

AT FR
5 records

Brigante

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
3 records

Zridou

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE ET FILS

ES
4 records