Variety traits
Zea mays L.
A trait describing the ability of maize to form lateral shoots, more commonly known as tillers or suckers. In modern intensive breeding, it is undesirable and is minimized to increase the productivity of the primary ear.
In the reference 12 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.
In maize agronomy, the term "tillering" has been practically replaced by "suckering," which characterizes a plant's ability to develop additional shoots. This trait is most pronounced in primitive forms and certain subspecies, such as popcorn, whereas most modern hybrids are bred for single-ear development and the absence of tillers.
A high propensity for lateral shoot formation reduces the crop's processability, complicating mechanical harvesting and post-harvest grain handling. Tillers compete with the main stem for nutrients and moisture, which negatively affects crop quality and size; therefore, breeding is aimed at creating uniform stands without lateral branching.
Nevertheless, the moderate plasticity of hybrids may be significant at low plant densities, where the formation of additional ears on tillers allows for partial compensation for thin stands. The evaluation of this trait in breeding is conducted using descriptive methods during the phenotyping of collections.
General information about the subject — on the page Tillering.
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.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Holubnycha Al`ona Hryhorivna, Mazunina Tetiana Oleksandrivna, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Voskoboinyk Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Hrabovs`kyi Mykola Borysovych, Hlushko Vasyl` Vasyl`ovych, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladysl
Zea mays L. · Maize
PANAM FRANCE SARL
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pioneer Hi-Bred Northern Europe
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rysin Leonid Mykhailovych
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Kyrpa Mykola IAkovych, Smetanko Ol`ha Andriivna, Marochko Valentyna Anatoliivna, Hrabovs`kyi Mykola Borysovych, Serheiev Vasyl` Viktorovych, Moroz Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyr
Zea mays L. · Maize
Hanhur Volodymyr Vasyl`ovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Mel`nychuk Ol`ha Serhiivna, Koval` Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Voskoboinyk Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Hlushko Vasyl` Vasyl`ovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Bory
Zea mays L. · Maize
Kupar Ivan Mykhailovych, Bebekh Alina Vasylivna, Satarova Tetiana Mykolaivna, Handuriva IUliia IUriivna, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Bondar` Tetiana Mykolaivna, Abel`masov Oleksii Viktorovych, Oliz`ko Oleksii Petrovych, Cherchel` Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dzi
Zea mays L. · Maize
Riabchenko Olha Pavlivna, Derkach Kateryna Viktorivna, Bebekh Alina Vasylivna, Ilchenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Bondar Tetiana Mykolaivna, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dzi
Zea mays L. · Maize
Rysin Leonid Mykhailovych
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
BIANCHI PROF. ANGELO
Zea mays L. · Maize
Voskoboinyk Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
SEIFERT ROBERT
Zea mays L. · Maize
Blaschuk Ivan Prokopovych, Khromenko Vitalii Oleksandrovych, Havryliuk Viktor Mykolaiovych, Larchenko Kateryna Andriivna, Morhun Volodymyr Vasylovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Darmohrai Serhii Ivanovych, Kozhemiakina Nataliia Volodymyrivna, Anokhina IUliia Stanislavivna, Matseiko Ivan Ivanovych, Savchuk Liudmyla Fedorivna, Hopchak Tetiana Mykolaivna, Sytnychenko Vira Petrivna, Hodz` Mykola Vasyl`ovych, Sen Oleksandr Vitaliiovyc
Zea mays L. · Maize
Lidea France S.A.S
Zea mays L. · Maize
Olyz`ko Oleksii Petrovych, Voskoboinyk Oleksandr Vasyl`ovych, Oleshko Oleksandr Anatoliiovych, Duda Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych,