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Tillering

Tillering is the ability of cereal crops to form lateral shoots from the tillering node, which determines the variety's biological potential to create a productive stand.

Mentioned in descriptions 4 028 varieties reference book.

Tillering is an important element of yield structure, reflecting the biological capacity of cereals to form lateral shoots. A distinction is made between total tillering, which includes all shoots, and productive tillering, which counts only those stems that have formed a filled ear or panicle.

The index is measured in units per plant and is determined during yield structure analysis before harvest by counting the shoots of typical representatives of the variety. For modern winter wheat varieties, the optimal productive tillering coefficient is considered to be 2–3, and for spring wheat — 1.1–1.3.

The value of tillering depends on the interaction between the variety's genetics and environmental conditions, including stand density, timing and depth of sowing, availability of moisture and nutrients, as well as temperature regime. An important criterion when evaluating a variety is the stability of this indicator, which reduces the risk of sharp yield fluctuations when weather conditions change.

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Breakdown by crop

Tillering — common wheat 76 Barley Tillering 23 Triticale tillering 18 Tillering — Durum Wheat 17 Rice tillering 14 Sorghum Tillering 13 Maize Tillering 12 Tillering — Rye 11 Chrysanthemum bushiness 10 Tillering in Italian ryegrass 6 Tillering — Sudan grass 5 Tillering — Perennial ryegrass 5 Tillering in grain sorghum 4 Tomato Bushiness 4 Bushiness — Anthurium andraeanum 4 Tillering — Orchard grass 4 Festulolium tiller density 4 Branching in Soybean 4 Branching — New Guinea Impatiens 4 Branching — Pelargonium zonale 4 Tillering of Spelt 3 Branching — Garden Chrysanthemum 3 Pepper Bushiness 3 Rose bushiness 3

Found in these crops

Bread wheat 296 Barley 126 Maize 88 Perennial ryegrass 83 Triticale 53 Rice 45 Durum wheat 44 Rye 34 Italian ryegrass 31 Tall fescue 29 Sorghum 28 Oat 24

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.

Zente

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn

HU
2 records

Solina

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

IT
2 records

Verdeal

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

PT
2 records

Sarolta

Active

Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. · Foxtail millet

HU
2 records

Rodnik

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

HR
2 records

NX D 61

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

DE
3 records

Rahkio

Active

Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover

FI
3 records

Pebbles

Terminated

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack. · Hard fescue

CZ
2 records

Lota

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

HU
2 records

Olesia

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

UA
3 records

IS Flavianus

Active

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

SK
3 records

Lincoln

Active

Bromus inermis Leyss. · Smooth brome

EE
3 records

Kultivas

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

DE
2 records

Lampo

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

IT
2 records

IS Spirion

Active

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. · Spelt

SK
3 records

KIS Draga

Active

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

SI
2 records

Kara

Terminated

Dactylis glomerata L. · Cocksfoot

IT
2 records

IS Pompadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

SK
3 records

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