Alcaidia
ActiveCarthamus tinctorius L. · Safflower
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Variety traits
Safflower lodging
Carthamus tinctorius L.
Safflower lodging is a negative breeding trait that complicates mechanized harvesting due to stem stiffness and specific capitulum architecture. Resistance is evaluated on a five-point scale during field variety trials.
In the reference 3 varieties crop Safflower, where this is mentioned in the description.
Safflower lodging is evaluated visually, with scores reflecting the degree of stem deviation from the vertical position. The trait is assessed immediately following adverse weather conditions, such as heavy rain or storm winds, with a follow-up evaluation after 5–10 days to monitor damage progression.
In breeding practice, a variety with a high lodging score is subject to mandatory culling, as such plants are difficult to harvest with headers, leading to significant yield losses. Unlike in cereal crops, safflower lodging is determined by a combination of the genetic characteristics of a specific accession and extreme weather events, rather than by seeding density alone.
General information about the subject — on the page Lodging.
Varieties of Safflower mentioned in the description
Selection based on the description text, not on official evaluation: these data are absent from registers. For specific variety details, please refer to its profile.