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
Tovarystvo z obmezhenoiu vidpovidalnistiu «Rost Ahro»,Derzhavna ustanova Instytut zernovykh kultur Natsionalnoi akademii ahrarnykh nauk Ukrainy,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Kovalov Stanislav Ruslanovych, Kanibolodskyi Oleksandr IUriiovych, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Abelmasov Oleksii Viktorovych, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetsky
Zea mays L. · Maize
Kyrpa Mykola IAkovych, Hrabovs`kyi Mykola Borysovych, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Mykuliak Ivan Stepanovych, Chernomyz Anatolii Mykolaiovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyr
Zea mays L. · Maize
Bodenko, Natalia Dziubetskyi, Borys Korobko, Iuliia Olkhovyk, Maksym Nehoda, Tetiana Olizko, Oleksii Haidash, Oleksandr Abelmasov, Oleksii Bernatskyi, Maksym Cherchel, Vladyslav
Zea mays L. · Maize
Brahin Oleksandr Mykolaiovych, Melnyk Ivan Ivanovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ilchenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Nehoda Tetiana Volodymyrivna, Marochko Valentyna Anatoliivna, Olizko Oleksii Petrovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ilchenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Yukhymovych Olena Romanivna, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Bondar Tetiana Mykolaivna, Abelmasov Oleksii Viktorovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Plotka Vitalii Vitaliiovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Cherchel Vladyslav
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
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Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize