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.
Avena strigosa Schreb. · Black oat
GREISING Y ELIZARZU S.R.L
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Hodowla Roslin Strzelce Sp z.o.o. Grupa IHAR
Avena sativa L. · Oat
HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute
Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass
MMR RESEARCH
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
GRASSLAND TECHNOLOGY LTD
Setaria italica (L.) P. Beauv. · Foxtail millet
Leder Laszlo / Falusi Janos
Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
Euralis Semences
Avena sativa L. · Oat
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
PADANA SEMENTI ELETTE S.R.L.
Lolium multiflorum Lam. ssp. italicum (A. Br.) Volkart · Italian ryegrass
Padana Sementi Elette
Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet
Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR
Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum
DESERT SUN MARKETING COMPANY INC
Avena strigosa Schreb. · Black oat
ROCALBA S.A.
Zea mays L. · Maize
SEMILLAS BATLLE S.A.
Lens culinaris Medik. · Lentil
Miho I. Mihov, Atanas D. Mehanzhiev, Milka V. Stoyanova
Lupinus luteus L. · Yellow lupin
Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o
Zea mays L. · Maize
Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Fedorenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Derkach Kateryna Viktorivna, Haidash Oleksandr Leonidovych, Fed`ko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Riabchenko Eduard Mykolaiovych, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Il`chenko Larisa Anatoliivna, Cherchel` Vladyslav
Zea mays L. · Maize
Dekalb Genetics Corporation
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
Vilmorin SA (FR)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SEMILLAS BATLLE, S.A.
Avena sativa L. · Oat
GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.