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.
x Festulolium Aschers. et Graebn. · Festulolium
Forschungsanstalt Agroscope Reckenholz-Tanikon (CH)
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR
Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass
JADWIGA STUCZYNSKI / STANISLAWA GUZIKOWSKA
Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass
Grass G.I.E.
Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed
Nelly Guguin, Jean-Pierre Despeghel,
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Borislav Kobiljski
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. spelta (L.) Thell. · Spelt
TREVOR COPE SEEDS LIMITED
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
J. JOORDENS' ZAADHANDEL
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Sarl Adrien Momont et Fils, F
Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue
PURE SEED TESTING
Beta vulgaris Garden Beet Group · Garden beet
BEJO ZADEN
Daucus carota L. · Carrot
HM.CLAUSE
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Caussade Semences, F
Oryza sativa L. · Rice
Sardo Piemontese Sementi Soc. Coop. Società Agricola
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
MAY AGRO SEED COPR.
Bromus catharticus Vahl · Rescue grass
Gentos S.A.
Oryza sativa L. · Rice
LUGANO LEONARDO SRL
Cannabis sativa L. · Hemp
MAISON DU VEGETAL
Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat
Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG
Lupinus angustifolius L. · Narrow-leaf lupin
Werner Horn
Medicago sativa L. · Alfalfa
S.I.S Societa Italiana Sementi S.p.a.
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS, D
Zea mays L. · Maize
RAGT 2n
Zea mays L. · Maize
TAUCHER ROBERT