Variety traits

Leafiness

Leafiness is an agronomic indicator reflecting the proportion of leaves in the total plant biomass, expressed as a percentage. It is of key importance for assessing the nutritional value of crops and the intensity of photosynthetic processes.

Mentioned in descriptions 13 493 varieties reference book.

Leafiness represents the ratio of leaf mass to the total mass of the plant's above-ground organs. This indicator is manifested through the ratio of leaf blades to stems, which directly determines the nutritional value of forage crops, as leaves contain significantly more vitamins and protein than stems.

The value of leafiness depends on the genetic characteristics of the variety, the current stage of plant development, and the applied agricultural practices. Generally, the proportion of leaves is higher at the beginning of the growing season and gradually decreases towards the flowering and maturation stages, when the mass of stems and generative organs increases.

During variety trials, leafiness is evaluated as part of the variety's agricultural utility through gravimetric analysis of green mass samples. High values are preferred for forage crops, while low values may indicate coarseness, which reduces digestibility and the nutritional quality of the product.

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Breakdown by crop

Tomato Foliation 306 Pepper foliage density 140 Maize leafiness 84 Watermelon foliage density 64 Maize leafiness 44 Melon foliage density 41 Leafiness of alfalfa 35 Leafiness — garden strawberry 31 Potato Foliation 31 Cucumber Foliage Density 24 Leafiness — Perennial ryegrass 23 Leafiness — Sudangrass 21 Foliage density of eggplant 20 Leafiness — Red Clover 14 Leafiness — Timothy grass 14 Tomato foliage density 14 Leafiness — Italian ryegrass 14 Strawberry Foliage Density 12 Leafiness — Orchard grass 10 Sunflower foliage 10 Leafiness — Pelargonium zonale 10 Leafiness — Italian ryegrass 9 Squash Leafiness 9 Pea Leafiness 8

Found in these crops

Rose 2 190 Tomato 672 Potato 416 Bell pepper 357 Carrot 269 Bigleaf hydrangea 257 Garden strawberry 187 Watermelon 165 Dahlia 159 Common heather 158 Lily 149 Horseshoe pelargonium 140

Varieties that feature this in their description

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.

Summerhaven

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

2 records

Super Sile 20

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

TRIUMPH SEED CO. (US)

2 records

Sunrae

Protection expired

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Syngenta Seeds

2 records

Sunrise

Terminated

hybrids between Pelargonium peltatum and Pelargonium zonale · Ivy-leaved geranium

TREES| Ph.D. Scott C. Trees

2 records

Sudia

Protection expired

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin, S.A.

3 records

Sudár

Active

Ulmus minor Mill. · Field elm

Elemér Barabits

2 records

Sun Baby

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nickerson Seeds Ltd (GB)

2 records

Sturgeon

Active

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Bakker Brothers Gebroeders Bakker Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV

2 records

Summergraze

Active

Phleum nodosum L. · Small-leaf timothy

DLF SEEDS A/S

2 records

Summer Frost

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Stever Karen R.|Gainesville, GA, US

2 records

Sucrin de tours

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Domaine Public (FR)

3 records

Sunny Grenada

Active

Lilium L. · Lily

Mak Niels Johannes Cornelis

2 records

SVTD8033

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

3 records

Svezhina

Active

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. · Crested wheatgrass

Aneliya Katova, Petar Vekovski, Anna Ilieva, Yordanka Naydenova

3 records

SV4129TH

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Monsanto Vegetable IP Management B.V.

4 records

Supera

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

2 records

Surmia

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Hodowla Ziemniaka Zamarte sp. z o.o. - Grupa IHAR

4 records

Spartaan

Protection expired

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Zelder BV (NL)

3 records

Sudax SX 17

Terminated

Sorghum x drummondii (Steud.) Millsp. & Chase · Sudangrass

Dekalb Genetics Corporation

2 records

Sunbeam

Protection expired

Saintpaulia ionantha H. Wendl. · African violet

Green Circle Growers

2 records

Sonmarie

Active

Hydrangea macrophylla (Thunb.) Ser. · Bigleaf hydrangea

Thompson Tony|Kingston Springs, TN, US

2 records

Solito

Terminated

Raphanus sativus L. var. sativus · Radish

Hazera Seeds B.V.

2 records

SM Zadra

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

SM Finezja

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

2 records

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Variety traits

Maturity group 89 063
Yield 67 000
Vigor 53 548
Plant height 51 504
Lodging 50 198
Taste and aroma 36 010
Variety origin 29 523
Productivity 27 845

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