Variety traits
Thousand kernel weight is an indicator characterizing seed size, density, and plumpness, expressed in grams. It is an essential tool for calculating seeding rates and indirectly assessing a crop's yield potential.
Mentioned in descriptions 11 999 varieties reference book.
Thousand kernel weight is an integral indicator reflecting the quality of seed material. Large and heavy seeds contain more nutrients, which ensures high germination energy, the development of a robust root system, and uniform emergence. Measurement is performed according to established protocols by weighing seed samples, cleaned of impurities, followed by adjustment to standard moisture content.
The value of this indicator depends on the genetic traits of the variety, as well as conditions during the grain-filling period, including temperature and moisture availability. Agronomic practices, mineral nutrition levels, stand density, and the phytosanitary condition of the crops significantly influence grain plumpness.
Assessment of thousand kernel weight is carried out by comparing actual values with the originator's varietal characteristics or the data of a control variety used in a specific region. Consistently high values within a single variety indicate better grain plumpness and high quality of seed material, which often correlates with final yield.
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.
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Kina Goranova, Hristo Goranov
Linum usitatissimum L. · Common flax
Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
TIMChENKO VIKTOR NAUMOVICh / PILIPChENKO ANDREJ VASIL'EVICh / SONETS VIKTOR ANDREEVICh / ALAIN LETOURNEAU / ANDRE LETOURNEAU / MARC HAM
Avena sativa L. · Oat
NORDSAAT SAATZUCHT
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Van Waveren Saaten GmbH
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
KADAR ROZALIAMOLDOVAN VASILERACZ IONUTDEAC VALERIACHETAN CORNEL
Zea mays L. · Maize
RUP «NAUCHNO - PRAKTICHESKIJ CZENTR NAN BELARUSI PO ZEMLEDELIYU» RUP «POLESSKIJ INSTITUT RASTENIEVODSTVA» GU "INSTITUT ZERNOVYX KULTUR NACZIONALNOJ AKADEMII AGRARNYX NAUK UKRAINY" CHASTNOE SELSKOXOZYAJSTVENNOE PREDPRIYATIE AGROFIRMA "UROZHAJ"
Secale cereale L. · Rye
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Nordsaat Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH
Lupinus albus L. · White lupin
Prolupin G.I.E.^^^Agri-Obtentions S.A.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Diana Hristova Marinova, Iliana Ivanova Ivanova
Lens culinaris Medik. · Lentil
Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Nilsson, Bengt
Zea mays L. · Maize
SAATBAU LINZ EGEN
Lens culinaris Medik. · Lentil
Agri-Obtentions S.A., Institut National de Recherche pour l'Agriculture l'Alimentation et l'Environnement (INRAE)
Pisum sativum L. · Pea
Vasylenko Antonina Oleksandrivna, Serdiuk Vira Ivanivna, Lutsenko Mykola Petrovych, Bekorevych Alla Davydivna, Bezuhlyi Ihor Mykolaiovych, Chekryhin Petro Mykheiovych,
x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale
Danko Hodowla Roslin Sp.z.o.o.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Carlsberg A/S
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
BUDE ALEXANDRUIONESCU DUMITRUDUTA ZOIAVASILESCU LILIANAPOPESCU CONSTANTA
Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean
KWS VEGETABLES B.V.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
LAUBACH| NORDSAAT Saatzuchtgesellschaft mbH - Zuchtstation Gudow - Herrn Dr. Eberhard Laubach
Cannabis sativa L. · Hemp
Bocsa Ivan / Finta Zuzana / Bata Sandor
Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat
GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.