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Variety traits

Yield

Yield is the volume of produce obtained per unit area, reflecting the realization of a variety's genetic potential under specific growing conditions.

Mentioned in descriptions 67 000 varieties reference book.

A variety's yield represents the volume of produce harvested per unit area and is categorized into potential, projected, biological, and actual yield. It manifests as the result of the plant's genetic capabilities being realized, limited by external environmental conditions and the effectiveness of applied agricultural practices.

This indicator depends on the suitability of the variety to soil and climatic conditions, the level of agronomy, the quality of preceding crops, and genotype stability. Assessing yield structure includes an analysis of stand density, tillering, number of grains or tubers, and thousand kernel weight, which allows for the determination of productivity formation factors.

For accurate variety comparison during variety trials, indicators are adjusted to standard moisture content and correlated with a control variety standard. When selecting a variety, ecological plasticity, yield variability across different years, and statistical significance of data, expressed through the least significant difference, are taken into account.

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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.

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Erhard Ebmeyer^^^Nina Pfeiffer

CZ
3 records

KWS SKATEUM

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KWS UK LTD

DK
3 records

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

KWS SAAT SE, DE

FR
2 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Stefan V. Valchinkov, Atanas P. Popov

BG
3 records

Kolumb

Terminated

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Strube D&S GMBH

PL
2 records

KWS AB173R

Terminated

Secale cereale L. · Rye

KWS Lochow

PL
2 records

KW 6EY0052

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

UA
3 records

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS LOCHOW GMBH, DE

FR
3 records

Kingsnake

Application submitted

Spinacia oleracea L. · Spinach

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
2 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

RIJK ZWAAN Z.Z. B.V.

ES
2 records

KW 4EH1631

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

UA
3 records

KWS Coralie

Withdrawn

Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley

KWS Lochow

DK
2 records

Kincho 3

Active

Allium fistulosum L. · Welsh onion

Mikado Kyowa Seed Co. Ltd. (JP)

FR
2 records

Kodaly

Terminated

Cichorium intybus L. (Industrial Chicory Group) · Chicory

Chicoline (BE)/ILVO - Plant Toegepaste (BE)

FR
2 records

Kvoter

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kalinichenko Artem Oleksandrovych, Didenko Kostiantyn Oleksandrovych,

UA
3 records

KM852R

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo (BG)

BG
2 records

Kiko

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Eurodur

IT
2 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Nikola I. Tomov, Simeon G. Mitev, Kiril N. Hristov, Penka I. Hristova, Lyuben V. Gerginov, Ivanka G. Ivanova, Lyuben N. Hinkin, Tsvetanka P. Nikolova

BG
3 records

Kis Krka

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

Kmetijski Inštitut Slovenije (Agricultural Institute of Slovenia)

SI
3 records

Kuduro

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

Vilmorin-Mikado S.A.S.

FR
3 records

KW 376

Active

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

Jens Christoph Lein^^^Martin Messerschmidt

DE
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT
2 records

Kibeles

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

IT
2 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS Saat SE, Einbeck DE

HU
3 records