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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

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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.

55-246

Terminated

Daucus carota L. · Carrot

Kees Reinink

UA
1 record

0997WXA

Terminated

Zea mays L. · Maize

Peter J. Bradbury

UA
2 records

0906

Terminated

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

Dekalb Genetics Corporation (usa) (US)

FR
1 record

3S51

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES
1 record

03-SI-0130

Withdrawn

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

NICKERSON GEIE

ES
1 record

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Stefano Lugli^^^Michelangelo Grandi^^^Riccardo Correale

1 record

3247

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

Miloslav Masnica

UA
2 records

Malus domestica (Suckow) Borkh. · Apple

1 record

Xena

Application submitted

Brassica rapa L. subsp. nipposinica (L. H. Bailey) Hanelt · Mizuna

VILMORIN-MIKADO USA

1 record

1K127

Withdrawn

Beta vulgaris Sugar Beet Group · Sugar beet

KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA

ES
1 record

1082J282-01

Application submitted

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT
1 record

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT
1 record

Vergina

Terminated

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Agricultural Research Institute

1 record

Top Mandarin

Terminated

Citrus L. · Citrus

Giuseppe Reforgiato Recupero, Giuseppe Russo, Santo Recupero

1 record

Zea mays L. · Maize

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

IT
1 record

Val COT

Application submitted

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Cot International S.A.R.L.

1 record

ZAI655PB

Withdrawn

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Floyd Zaiger

2 records

Ficus carica L. · Common fig

JUNTA DE EXTREMADURA - FINCA LA ORDEN-VALDESEQUERA

2 records

Termaber

Application submitted

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

Ángeles Calatayud Chover^^^Yaiza Gara Padilla Herrero^^^Salvador López Galarza^^^Ramón Gisbert Mullor

1 record

Toscalia

Withdrawn

Salvia sclarea L. · Clary sage

Institut Technique Interprofessionnel des Plantes à Parfum Médicinales et Aromatiques (ITEIPMAI)

1 record

Freesia Eckl. ex Klatt · Freesia

Van Zanten Breeding B.V.

1 record

Vasinika

Active

Prunus cerasus L. · Sour cherry

Institute of Fruit Crops-Kyustendil

1 record