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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.

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Mirko Schuster

DE
2 records

Portobello

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Piedramel

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PLANTAS DE NAVARRA, S.A.

ES
3 records

Pontiika

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lyfenko Lina Semenivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Bosakovska Nataliia IUriivna, Rodenko Halyna Anatoliivna, Shpykuliak IEvhenii Anatoliiovych, Narhan Tetiana Pavlivna, Nakonechnyi Mykola IUriiovych, Yeryniak Mykola Ivanovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypovy

UA
3 records

Politiko

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Agricultural Research Institute

CY
2 records

Pinar

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
3 records

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

Vilmorin SA (FR)

FR
2 records

Piccota

Terminated

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
4 records

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

FLORANOVA LTD

NL
2 records

PI 80

Active

Malus pumila L. Mill. · Paradise apple

VEB Saat und Pflanzgut (DE)

FR
2 records

Peshtera

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

I. Uchkunov, K. Uchkunova, I. Ivanov, I. Popov, V. Veginov, Zh. Ivanov, G. Kikindonov, E. Demirova

BG
3 records

Pliska

Terminated

Beta vulgaris L. · Beet

A. Zahariev, V. Vegenov, I. Ivanov, I. Popov, I. Uchkunov, M. Ivanova, T. Georgieva, M. Kovacheva, E. Demirova, N. Georgieva

BG
2 records

PEPS 9053

Withdrawn

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

SCEA PEPS (Pépinères Escande Programme Sélection)

FR
3 records

Peleus

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

ROCALBA, S.A.

ES
2 records

Pixxia

Terminated

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

R 2n (FR)

FR
3 records

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Nunhems B.V./Laboratioire ASL S.N.C.

NL
4 records

Solanum melongena L. · Eggplant

FLORANOVA LTD

NL
2 records

Perla 267

Terminated

Gossypium L. · Cotton

Ana Saldzhieva, Ivan Saldzhiev

BG
2 records

Pinoro

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
2 records

Pauline

Terminated

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

Clause Tezier, FR

FR
2 records

Parreño

Terminated

x Triticosecale Wittm. ex A. Camus · Triticale

JUNTA EXTREMADURA (SIA)

ES
2 records

Pical

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Clause Semences SA (FR)

FR
2 records

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