Skip to content

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.

Sources10

Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

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.

Orandino

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.

NL
3 records

NESTA

Terminated

Trifolium repens L. · White clover

PLANT BREEDING INTERNATIONAL CAMBRIDGE

ES
3 records

Ninet

Terminated

Ficus benjamina L. · Weeping fig

NIELSEN SVEND

NL
2 records

Nemix

Terminated

Festuca arundinacea Schreb. · Tall fescue

Euro Grass Breeding GmbH Co. KG

DE
3 records

Cichorium intybus L. (Industrial Chicory Group) · Chicory

Florimond Desprez Veuve et Fils, FR

FR
2 records

Navarino

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

SAATBAU LINZ EGEN

SK
2 records

Nabarista

Application submitted

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

AC Fruit - Association Creation Fruitiere S.A.S

FR
2 records

Myrto

Protection expired

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

HAO-DEMETER Cotton and Industrial Crops Institute

GR
3 records

Napoli

Active

Alstroemeria L. · Alstroemeria

JWM Konst, Konst Breeding BV

NL
2 records

Namib

Terminated

Festuca trachyphylla (Hack.) Hack. · Hard fescue

Saatzucht Steinach GmbH & Co KG

DE
2 records

Nectarlight

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Arsene Maillard Laurence Maillard

FR
3 records

Obla

Active

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

ESASEM SPA

IT
2 records

Mustangg

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

RAGT 2N S.A.S

IT
2 records

Nurra

Active

Lolium rigidum Gaudin · Wimmera ryegrass

CNR ISPAAM

IT
2 records

Noxana

Protection expired

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

GOLDEN WEST SEED RESEARCH Co.

GR
2 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Lehkun Ihor Borysovych, Perekhrest Valentyna Arkhipivna, Tarasiuk Vasyl Prokopovych, Babash Andrii Borysovych, Linchevskyi Anatolii Adamovych,

UA
3 records

NAZARET

Active

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

ES
3 records

Novum

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT

IT
2 records

Mv Hóka

Active

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Veisz Otto / Vida Gyula / Varga Balazs / Karolyine Dr. Cseploe Monika / Balla Krisztina

HU
3 records

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Jim Gerdes

UA
4 records

Nougatine

Terminated

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
3 records

MT 1284

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

PLANTENKWEKERIJ VREUGDENHIL B.V.

NL
3 records

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

Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Seeds Division, CH

HR
2 records

Jump to page 60 83 119 173 179 193 238 283 298 357