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Variety traits

Plum productivity

Prunus domestica L.

A complex economic and biological trait that determines the ability of a cultivar to produce high-quality yields under specified conditions.

In the reference 64 varieties crop European plum, where this is mentioned in the description.

Plum productivity is assessed through quantitative yield indicators, measured in c/ha or t/ha, as well as in kg per tree. Important components of productivity include fruit weight, precocity, regularity of bearing without pronounced periodicity, and the yield-per-unit-of-canopy-volume index, which is used in intensive orchards.

Under favorable conditions, intensive cultivars, such as Stanley, demonstrate yields of 130–170 c/ha, while general average indicators for the crop range from 15–25 to 35–50 t/ha in peak years. Intensive cultivars, characterized by a regression coefficient higher than 1, respond most effectively to improved agricultural practices and the use of dwarfing clonal rootstocks.

In regions with unstable climates, environmental plasticity becomes a key factor, ensuring stable bearing under conditions of winter thaws or drought. Economic efficiency is determined by a combination of high yield and fruit quality characteristics, which directly influence the market value of the harvest.

General information about the subject — on the page Productivity.

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Varieties of European plum 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.

Pixy

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

THE KENT INCORPORATED SOCIETY

CZ FR NL
7 records

Vandor

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

University of Guelph - Vineland Campus

NL
10 records

Valjevka

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ HU PL SI SK
13 records

Penta

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

MOSER LUCIANO / NICOTRA ANTONINO

IT
4 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR

FR
2 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Francesco Valli

3 records

Emperor

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Doyle, James F.|Clovis, CA / Jong, Theodore M. De|Davis, CA

3 records

Vilnor

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre

EE
5 records

Ave

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Estonian University of Life Sciences Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Polli Horticultural Research Centre

EE
4 records

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Institute of Fruit Crops-Plovdiv

BG
3 records

Diana

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

NL PL
6 records

Ferciana

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

FR NL
4 records

Samera

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ
8 records

Simona

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

CZ
8 records

Strival

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

NL
2 records

Vikana

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

EE
3 records

Romanța

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

RO
3 records

Lāse

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Prunus domestica L. · European plum

LV
2 records