Cultivation
Seeding rate is the number of seeds per unit area, which determines plant stand density and optimal nutrition area for realizing the biological potential of a variety. This indicator is closely related to the morphological characteristics of the crop and the variety's response to environmental cond…
Mentioned in descriptions 2 803 varieties reference book.
Seeding rate determines the plant stand density per hectare, ensuring a balance between efficient use of area and the prevention of excessive intraspecific competition. For an agronomist, this parameter is a tool for managing a variety's biological potential, allowing the plant to form an optimal yield structure.
The choice of rate depends on the biological characteristics of the variety, such as tillering or branching type, plasticity, and maturity group. Varieties with high productive tillering require different rates than those with low tillering, and large-seeded varieties need an increased weight-based rate (kg/ha) to achieve the target plant density.
The assessment of the correct seeding rate is conducted taking into account the variety's resistance to lodging and the quality of the final product. Excessive density can lead to stem elongation and weakening of the root system, and for certain crops, such as confectionery sunflower, negatively affect the size of the marketable grain fractions.
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.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
D'EUGENIO ASVERO / D'EUGENIO ITALO / D'EUGENIO RIVO
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Biogranum d.o.o. (RS)
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Todor Gubatov
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za oplemenjivanje bilja, genetiku i metodiku istraživanja (HR)
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za oplemenjivanje bilja, genetiku i metodiku istraživanja (HR)
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Agronomski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zavod za specijalnu proizvodnju bilja (HR)
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAY AGRO SEED CORP.
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
Vicia faba L. · Broad bean
Limagrain Europe S.A.S
Secale cereale L. · Rye
Limagrain UK
Tagetes L. · Marigold
SAHIN BEHEER B.V.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Getreidezüchtung Peter Kunz Peter Kunz
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAS SEEDS
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
RAGT 2N S.A.S
Fagopyrum tataricum (L.) Gaertn. · Tartary buckwheat
P.H. Petersen Saatzucht Lundsgaard GmbH, Grudhof DE
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Selgen, a.s. Vyzkumne centrum SELTON, s.r.o.
Allium cepa L. · Onion
Hirokatsu Uno
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize
SAATBAU LINZ EGEN
Zea mays L. · Maize
SAATBAU LINZ EGEN
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ivan Brkic, Anthony Jambrovic,
Zea mays L. · Maize
IVANOVICh MILE / STOYaKOVICh MILISAV / JOTSKOVICh BORHE
Zea mays L. · Maize
Golden West Seed Bulgaria