Variety traits

Vegetation period — Yellow lupin

Lupinus luteus L.

The vegetation period of yellow lupin is the time from sowing to full maturity, averaging between 90 and 175 days. This metric is critical for planning harvest schedules and soil preparation for winter crops.

In the reference 13 varieties crop Yellow lupin, where this is mentioned in the description.

The duration of the yellow lupin vegetation period is measured as the time from sowing to the full maturity stage, at which 95–100% of pods ripen and seed moisture content decreases to 15–20%. To successfully complete this cycle, the crop requires an active temperature sum in the range of 2400–2600 °C.

This metric varies significantly depending on the variety: early-maturing forms ripen in 90–100 days, while medium-late forms take 110–130 days. The crop demonstrates high sensitivity to meteorological conditions: a change in the average daily temperature of 1 °C adjusts the vegetation duration by 19.4 days.

Due to its indeterminate growth type, yellow lupin is prone to vegetative overgrowth during unfavorable weather, which delays ripening. At temperatures below 14 °C, the seed filling process is suspended, and in the case of heat deficiency, harvest dates are shifted, which may impede the sowing of subsequent winter crops.

General information about the subject — on the page Vegetation period.

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Varieties of Yellow lupin 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.