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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.

Brennus

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

SIPRE (FR)

FR
3 records

Beires

Application submitted

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Nunhems Netherlands B.V.

NL
3 records

Borgia

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

IRTA/FITO

ES
3 records

Beles Sur

Terminated

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

HOLDEN FOUNDATION SEED

ES
2 records

Borelli

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

CAUSSADE SEMENCES

IT
2 records

Bradgust

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Norman Glen Bradford (US)/Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

FR
5 records

Belatri

Active

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

INIAV - Instituto Nacional de Investigacao Agraria e Veterinaria.

PT
2 records

Boxer

Withdrawn

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

D.J.VAN DER HAVE

NL
2 records

Brisamar

Active

Lactuca sativa L. · Lettuce

HAZERA GENETICS

ES
2 records

BONTE DESIREE

Terminated

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

COOP "DE ZPC"

IE
3 records

Beauty Pearl

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Lowell Glen Bradford (US)

FR
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

FREIHERR VON MOREAU SAATZUCHT

IT
2 records

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Sakata Seed Sudamerica Ltd (BR)

FR
2 records

Brendon

Terminated

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.

NL
3 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Tarasenko Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Husak IUliia Viktorivna, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Ilchenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovyc

UA
3 records

BC650

Active

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

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

HR
2 records

BKUBW3B

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

UA
3 records

BC535

Active

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

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

HR
2 records

BC 462 B

Terminated

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

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

HR
2 records

Solanum lycopersicum L. · Tomato

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Brait

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

KWS SEMILLAS IBERICA S.L.

PT
3 records