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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.

Greshen

Active

Phaseolus coccineus L. · Runner bean

Holland-Select Research B.V.

3 records

Gaia

Active

Prunus salicina Lindl. · Japanese plum

Salvatore Martelli

3 records

Jumann

Active

Cucurbita pepo L. · Field pumpkin

Seminis Vegetable Seeds

2 records

handa

Active

Vanilla planifolia Jacks. · Bourbon Vanilla

Grisoni Michel / Dijoux Jean-Bernard

2 records

Cannabis sativa L. · Hemp

David Watson^^^David Potter

2 records

Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. · Sweet potato

FLORANOVA LTD

2 records

Flavana

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PSB Producción Vegetal S.L

3 records

Gradiana

Active

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

Gradilis Recherche SARL

3 records

Fruloche

Withdrawn

Rubus L. subg. Rubus · Blackberry

Peter Hauenstein Edelobst + Beeren

5 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

VARTAPETYaN VALENTINA VASIL'EVNA / ISAEV SERGEJ IVANOVICh / LIMBERGER GLEB E'DUARDOVICh

3 records

Fox 11

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

UNIVERSITA' DEGLI STUDI DI BOLOGNA

5 records

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

JAMES HUTTON LTD

3 records

Griffin

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY

2 records

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Peter Darby

3 records

GK. Basa

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

2 records

Gandalf

Terminated

Avena sativa L. · Oat

Wiersum Plantbreeding B.V.

2 records

E20B3752

Active

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Lindeman Wouter / Grootscholte Robert

2 records

Drumlin

Terminated

Lolium x hybridum Hausskn. · Hybrid ryegrass

Agri-food and Biosciences Institute (AFBI Belfast)

2 records

Fitzroy

Active

Buglossoides arvensis (L.) I. M. Johnst. · corn gromwell

NIAB Trading Ltd.

2 records

Habego

Active

Hippophae rhamnoides L. · Sea buckthorn

Hans Joachim Albrecht

2 records

Herkules

Active

Humulus lupulus L. · Common hop

Herbert Ehrmaier

2 records

Capsicum chinense Jacq. · Habanero pepper

Michael Wayne Michaud, Philida Joy Michaud

2 records

Thinopyrum elongatum (Host) D. R. Dewey · Tall Wheatgrass

Zsolt Janowszky

2 records