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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.

Emiro

Active

Cicer arietinum L. · Chickpea

E.N.E.A. - DIPARTIMENTO AGROBIOTECNOLOGIE - UNITA' DI PROGETTO SEMENTI E VIVAISMO

IT
3 records

Emerita

Active

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

UNITED GENETICS SEEDS CO

PT
2 records

Excel

Terminated

Cichorium endivia L. · Endive

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel BV (NL)

FR
4 records

Vicia faba L. var. major Harz · Broad bean

AGRIN MAROC

ES
2 records

Everest

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Ponomarova Olha Serhiivna, Tokar Oleksandr Petrovych, Zaitsev Oleksii Borysovych,

UA
3 records

Dynamit

Active

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

Poznanska Hodowla Roslin Sp. z o.o

PL
2 records

Exelle

Terminated

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

Station d'Amelioration des Plantes

FR
2 records

Dylan

Active

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

Maisadour Semences, FR

FR
2 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Elina

Active

Gossypium hirsutum L. · Upland cotton

HAO-DEMETER Cotton and Industrial Crops Institute

GR
3 records

Early Elberta

Application submitted

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

INCONNU (FR)

FR
2 records

Etual

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Stelmakh Adolf Fomych, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich, Babaiants Olha Vadymivna, Fedchenko Volodymyr Pavlovych, Bosakovska Nataliia IUriivna, Narhan Tetiana Pavlivna, Nakonechnyi Mykola IUriiovych, Lyfenko Savelii Pylypovych,

UA
3 records

Egara

Active

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

SEMILLAS FITO, S.A.

ES
3 records

Duerired

Terminated

Impatiens New Guinea Group · New Guinea Impatiens

Marga Dümmen

PL
2 records

Edino

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Royal Sluis France Sarl (FR)

FR
2 records

Durero

Active

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

TAKII EUROPE B V

NL
2 records

Cucumis sativus L. · Cucumber

CAPITAL GENETIC EBT, S.L.

ES
2 records

DR0141TX

Active

hybrids between Solanum lycopersicum L. and S. habrochaites S. Knapp & D.M. Spooner

Bayer Holland B.V.

NL
4 records

Erko

Protection expired

Brassica oleracea L. (Kohlrabi Group) · Kohlrabi

KLEIM| Harald Kleim / AMTHOR| H. Amthor in Fa. Zierpflanzen Erfurt

DE
3 records

Escort

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SELGEN A.S

SK
2 records

Cucumis melo L. · Melon

Syngenta Seeds BV (NL)

FR
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Ercole

Active

Asparagus officinalis L. · Asparagus

CREA-CENTRO DI RICERCA PER L'ORTICOLTURA (CREA-OF-PON)

IT
2 records

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