Skip to content
agronom.cc cultivar database

Variety traits

Vining habit

Vining habit is a descriptive indicator of plant architecture characterizing a cultivar's ability to produce long lateral shoots. This trait is typical for cucurbits and is taken into account when planning planting patterns and cultivation methods.

Mentioned in descriptions 6 098 varieties reference book.

Vining habit is a colloquial term for a plant's appearance, indicating the presence of long lateral shoots or vines. In professional breeding, this trait is evaluated through morphological parameters, such as main stem length, branching intensity, and overall bush shape, which are recorded in DUS (Distinctness, Uniformity, and Stability) protocols.

These parameters are assessed using metric units of length, the number of lateral shoots, or scoring scales adopted by specific testing centers. There is no standardized universal vining index, so the assessment is always specific to the characteristics of the botanical taxon.

The expression of this trait depends on the interaction between the cultivar's genotype and environmental conditions, including plant density, nutrition regime, and moisture. When selecting a cultivar, agronomists are advised to refer to the official description of the habit, as the degree of vining directly affects the required spacing and the choice of agrotechnical practices, such as the use of trellises.

Sources8

Breakdown by crop

Bean vine growth habit 319 Climbing habit of roses 255 Petunia trailing habit 82 Trailing habit — Pelargonium peltatum 78 Calibrachoa trailing habit 66 Vining habit of zucchini 65 Vining habit — Cucurbita maxima 60 Melon vine growth habit 57 Vining habit — Phaseolus coccineus 53 Cucumber branching 49 Watermelon Vining Habit 41 Vining habit — Mandevilla sanderi 31 Clematis climbing habit 22 Trailing habit — Petunia × hybrida 22 Trailing habit in Pelargonium 20 Vining Habit of Lophospermum 19 Vining habit — Cucurbita moschata 19 Trailing habit — Lobelia erinus 16 Trailing habit of Aeschynanthus 15 Trailing habit — Tuberous begonia 12 Runnering — Garden Strawberry 11 Verbena trailing habit 11 Trailing habit of Torenia 8 Trailing habit — Sutera cordata 7

Found in these crops

Calibrachoa 271 Common bean 264 Rose 260 Petunia 212 Ivy-leaf geranium 150 Vervain 125 New Guinea Impatiens 109 Field pumpkin 75 Cucumber 71 Melon 69 Giant pumpkin 68 Geranium 67

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.

Snow Star

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

Leendert de Kloe

1 record

Porto

Terminated

Campanula portenschlagiana Schult. · Dalmatian bellflower

Robertus J. Ten Have

1 record

Petrosena

Terminated

Petunia Juss. · Petunia

Syngenta Seeds B.V.

1 record

Sunsurfdapi

Terminated

Petunia Juss. · Petunia

Kazunari Iwaki^^^SHINYA MIYANO^^^Kiyoshi Miyazaki

1 record

PETZ0003

Terminated

Petunia Juss. · Petunia

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

1 record

NUFPO21045

Active

Portulaca oleracea L. · Common purslane

Ruijun Li

1 record

Zubr`onok F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Muzhylko Viktor Valentynovych, Husieva Liudmyla Ivanivna, Horokhovs`kyi Vitalii Fedorovych,

UA
1 record

Žemaičiai

Terminated

Lophospermum scandens D. Don · Creeping gloxinia

Aleksandro Stulginskio universitetas

LT
1 record

ZAFIRA

Application submitted

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

RAMIRO ARNEDO, S.A.

ES
1 record

Wendy Sunny Balloon

Active

hybrids between Kalanchoe miniata Hils. & Bojer ex Tul. And Kalanchoe porphyrocalyx (Baker) Baill.

Max Fischbeck

DE
1 record

WARTY GOBLIN

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

HM.CLAUSE

UA
1 record

Wendy Sunny Balloon

Active

Kalanchoe manginii Raym.-Hamet & H. Perrier · Chandelier plant

FISCHBECK| Max Fischbeck

DE
1 record

Violett Laguna

Terminated

Lobelia L. · Cardinal Flower

SCHMUELLING MARKUS| Markus Schmuelling (Inh. der Gaertnerei Wilhelm Schmuelling)

DE
1 record

Winterfell

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

Łukasz Rojewski

PL
1 record

Vert de Noël

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
1 record

White

Terminated

Impatiens walleriana Hook. f. · Busy Lizzie

Ball FloraPlant

PL
1 record

Violet Wave

Terminated

Petunia x hybrida hort. ex E. Vilm. · Garden petunia

KIRIN BREWERY CO LTD

PL
1 record

Viernyie Druz`ia F1

Terminated

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Krylov Oleh Mykolaiovych, Borysov Oleksandr Volodymyrovych,

UA
1 record

Jump to page 21 41 62 82 91 111 123