Skip to content

Variety traits

Rhizome

A rhizome is a modified underground stem that functions in nutrient storage, vegetative propagation, and overwintering. In agronomy, this trait is considered to assess a variety's biological potential, soil cultivation strategy, and spatial isolation requirements.

Mentioned in descriptions 2 122 varieties reference book.

A rhizome is an underground organ that provides a plant with the ability for vegetative propagation and survival under adverse conditions through the accumulation of nutrient reserves. The presence of rhizomes allows a crop to maintain viability when the above-ground part dies off, which increases the plant's overall resistance to drought or low temperatures.

Rhizome assessment in variety testing is conducted to confirm the distinctness, uniformity, and stability of a variety. Specialists record the presence, shape, growth direction, and depth of the underground organs based on the official variety description. In the case of vegetative crop propagation, spatial isolation standards are determined taking into account rhizome length to prevent mechanical mixing and undesirable spreading.

Indicators of rhizome development are considered species-specific, so universal criteria for their evaluation do not exist. In cases where the rhizome is the target part of the harvest, for example, in a number of medicinal crops, productivity is assessed through the mass of underground organs. In other situations, agronomic practices are planned based on the variety description, considering its potential for vegetative propagation and the need for weed control.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

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.

Okka

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

DE HU UA
5 records

Opta

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SYNGENTA WINTER OILSEED AB

FR IE SE
5 records

Margarita

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS| KWS SAAT AG

DE DK FR
5 records

Likollo

Active

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

AT DE LU
6 records

Janosik

Application submitted

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Sitarski Adam, Krysinski Ryshard, Zajac Elzbieta,

LT PL UA
6 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

BE DE FR
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS, D

DE HU
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

BE ES NL
5 records

Fantoom

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

MariboHilleshög ApS

DK LT SE
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK FR SE
5 records

Courlis

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

CZ FR UA
6 records

Boryna

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

WIELKOPOLSKA HODOWLA BURAKA CUKROWEGO SP.Z.O.O

LT NL PL
5 records

Camilla

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DK NL SE
5 records

Candimax

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

SAS FLORIMOND-DESPREZ Veuve et Fils

BE PL UA
6 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE&CO.KGaA, DE

BE DE FR
5 records

Berny

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Strube-Dieckmann GmbH and Co.KG Dr. Hermann Strube

DE LT UA
5 records

Barborka

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Oseva Uni a.s.

CZ PL SK
6 records

Adinda

Terminated

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

Zelder BV (NL)

DE FR PL
8 records

Arende

Terminated

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

DLF Trifolium A-S, DK

CZ DE FR
5 records

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE and CO KGAA

DE DK SE
5 records

Triada

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH

FR IT
5 records

Poa pratensis L. · Kentucky bluegrass

PICKSEED WEST INC

SE UA
6 records

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

RAGT 2n, FR

FR SK
6 records

Staybo

Active

Festuca rubra L. · Red fescue

BARENBRUG UK LTD

DE FR
5 records

Jump to page 6 13 19 20 26 32 39