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Variety traits

Productivity

Productivity is the biological potential of a variety realized under specific growing conditions. It reflects the ability of a variety to produce a yield depending on agronomic practices, climate, and soil fertility.

Mentioned in descriptions 27 845 varieties reference book.

The productivity of a variety is a characteristic of its biological potential, which manifests itself through interaction with production conditions. It is divided into potential yield, possible under ideal environmental parameters, and actual (planned) yield, which depends on the actual level of agronomic practices, seed quality, and the climatic characteristics of a specific year. The choice of a variety is based on the correspondence of its genetic capabilities to the intensity level of technologies used on the farm.

Yield metrics in centners or tons per hectare are used to assess productivity, and in greenhouses, in kilograms per square meter. Since crop moisture content at harvest can vary, data is recalculated to a standard moisture content to ensure accurate varietal comparison. This complex trait is formed from yield structure elements, such as stand density, grain per ear, thousand kernel weight, and plant survival.

Productivity assessment during variety testing is conducted in comparison with a standard variety on plots with multiple replications to ensure data reliability. For statistical confirmation of differences, analysis of variance methods are used at a 95% confidence level. A condition for recommending a variety for introduction is its statistically significant superiority over the standard in productivity or other economically useful traits, with an increase of 8–10% considered a substantial basis for further study.

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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.

P21416

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT
2 records

Primor

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

Ministere de I' Agriculture I. N. R. A. (FR)

FR HR
3 records

NPZ SR 11009

Withdrawn

Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed

Dr. Werner Paulman, Dr. Olaf Sass, Dr. Martin Frauen,

LV UA
3 records

Opulo

Active

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

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

FR NL
2 records

Plauto

Terminated

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

DEKALB PLANT GENETICS

ES
2 records

Piton

Terminated

Gerbera jamesonii Bolus ex Hook. f. · Barberton daisy

Florist De Kwakel B.V. Gerbera Kulturen

HU PL
2 records

Panon

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Ivica Ikic

UA
3 records

Pinola

Active

Allium porrum L. · Leek

Bejo Zaden B.V.

NL PL
3 records

Naomi

Active

Rosa L. · Rose

MAZZOCCA VINCENZO

IT NL
2 records

Nano ricciuto

Protection expired

Petroselinum crispum (Mill.) Nyman ex A. W. Hill · Parsley

Semenarna Ljubljana, SI

IT SI
2 records

NK 121

Protection expired

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

Northrup King Semences SA (FR)

ES FR
2 records

Nuptiale

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Ets Claude Camille Benoist SA (FR)

FR IE
3 records

Montalto

Application submitted

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

AFBI Herrn David Johnston Dingwall Building

DE IE
2 records

Beta vulgaris Fodder Beet Group · Mangelwurzel

Pajbjergfonden (DK)

DK FR
2 records

Nadir

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Inst. de Recherche MENNESSON (FR)

DE FR
2 records

Nabella

Active

Malus Mill. · Apple

BLAZEK J.

IT SK
2 records

National

Active

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

Domaine Public (FR)

FR SI
2 records

Organdi

Terminated

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

ETS.C.C.BENOIST

ES FR
3 records

Montello

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

DE
3 records

Oklahoma

Terminated

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

Maribo Seed International ApS

AT
2 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

IT
3 records

Maxime

Terminated

Vicia faba L. var. minuta (hort. ex Alef.) Mansf. · Tick Bean

ICI SEEDS-SES N.V./S.A.

ES FR
2 records

Melkim

Terminated

Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass

Feldsaaten Freudenberger G.m.b.H. & Co Kommanditgesellschaft

DE
2 records

Lutil

Application submitted

Lolium multiflorum Lam. var. westerwoldicum Wittm. · Westerwolds Ryegrass

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
3 records

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