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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.

APHEN F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Mercier Jean-Claude

UA
2 records

Banderas

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Dong-Wook Cho

UA
4 records

Bahrianets

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Torbaniuk Mariia Viktorivna, Rudas Liudmyla Andriivna,

UA
2 records

Aris

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Iuroaea Gheorghe

RO
2 records

Anthora

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Averis Seeds B.V.

NL
2 records

Artix F1

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Sylvain Bontems

UA
1 record

ANGELINE

Withdrawn

Rosa L. · Rose

Dominique CROIX-RANCHON & Jacques RANCHON (FR)

FR
1 record

Attilio F1

Withdrawn

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Daniel Gabillard

UA
2 records

AMETHYST

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

HAZERA SEEDS BV

ES
1 record

Arbon

Active

Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsum. & Nakai · Watermelon

Shevchenko Andrii Oleksiiovych

UA
2 records

AMBIENTE

Terminated

Streptocarpus x hybridus Voss · Cape primrose

Gerhard Fleischle

DK
1 record

Anna

Active

Vinca minor L. · Lesser periwinkle

Herbert Menke

DE
1 record

Asko 1

Terminated

Vicia sativa L. · Common vetch

S. Tsvetkov, K. Tsvetkov, A. Tsenov, T. Petrova, I. Simeonova

BG
1 record

Almut

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. var. lycopersicum · Tomato

NEUBERT| Dr. Barb Neubert

DE
2 records

Anulka F1

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Rostvorovs`kyi Andrii

UA
2 records

AMERICANA WHITE

Terminated

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

GOLDSMITH SEEDS

DK
1 record

AMERICANA ROSE

Terminated

Pelargonium zonale (L.) L'Hér. · Horseshoe pelargonium

GOLDSMITH SEEDS

DK
1 record

ARIANNA

Active

Fragaria x ananassa Duchesne ex Rozier · Garden strawberry

Bernardini Danilo

UA
2 records

Angie

Active

Calluna vulgaris (L.) Hull · Common heather

Johannes van Leuven

DE
1 record

ANFI

Active

Citrus x limon (L.) Osbeck · Lemon

Ciqua Levante S.L.

ES
1 record

Anblo

Terminated

Achillea millefolium L. · Yarrow

BLOOM ALAN| Alan Bloom

DE
1 record

Allershausen

Active

Acer platanoides L. · Norway maple

Wilhelm Leander

DE
1 record

Apus de soare

Protection expired

Gladiolus L. · Gladiolus

CANTOR MARIABUTA ERZSEBET

RO
2 records

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