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Vegetation period — soft wheat

Triticum aestivum L.

The time from sowing to full grain maturity, which determines the suitability of a cultivar for a cultivation zone, measured in days or the sum of active temperatures above 0 °C.

In the reference 234 varieties crop Bread wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

For soft wheat, the duration of the vegetation period is a key biological indicator. Calculations utilize the sum of active temperatures above the biological zero (0 °C), and the BBCH scale is applied for the standardization of developmental phases, allowing for precise determination of tillering, stem elongation, heading, and ripening stages.

Typical values depend on the crop form: for spring soft wheat, the period ranges from 80–120 days, and for winter wheat — 180–320 days, including the winter dormancy period. Cultivars are classified into maturity groups based on the time taken to reach full maturity, which allows farmers to adapt sowings to the climatic conditions of the region.

The duration of the vegetation period directly impacts productivity and agrotechnology. Earlier cultivars are able to avoid drought, while cultivars with a long period provide higher potential for biomass accumulation under favorable conditions; however, developmental timelines may vary depending on the year's meteorological conditions, preceding crops, and background agricultural practices.

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

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Varieties of Bread wheat 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.

E'STER

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

DAVYDOVA NATAL'Ya VLADIMIROVNA / BERKUTOVA NAZIYa SULTANOVNA / ShIShKINA TAT'YaNA SERGEEVNA / ShARAHOV ANATOLIJ ALEKSEEVICh / NETTEVICh E'NGEL' DANILOVICh / ShAROShKINA ELENA EVGEN'EVNA / VITVITSKAYa IRINA GEORGIEVNA / DAVYDOVA ELENA IVANOVNA / PAVLOVA OL

SK
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Babaiants Lazar Tihranovych, Holub IEvheniia Anatoliivna, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Rubakha Serhii Andriiovych, Solomonov Ruslan Viacheslavovych, Parfentiev Myk

UA
3 records

Heta

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

FI LV
5 records

Dubravka

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

PZO Pflanzenzucht Oberlimpurg, DE

HR UA
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Boreal Plant Breeding

FI SE
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Syngenta Crop Protection AG

IT
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

RAGT 2n

ES
4 records

Zunda DS

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
3 records

Sima

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records

Santa

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

KISELEV VIKTOR ALEKSANDROVICh / KNYaZ'KOVA SVETLANA ROMANOVNA / SUHORUKOV ALEKSANDR FEDOROVICh

PL
4 records

Salama

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

FLORIMOND DESPREZ VEUVE ET FILS

ES
4 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Primož Titan

SI
3 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Marinina Liubov Ivanivna, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Maksymov Mykola Havrylovych, Babaiants Lazar Tihranovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Reshetnykova Valentyna Semenivna, Ptashenchuk Oleksandr Mykytovych, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko My

UA
5 records

Kompass

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

SAATZUCHT JOSEF BREUN GmbH&Co.KG

DE
4 records

Korona

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

MOROZOV NIKOLAJ ALEKSANDROVICh / IVANOV VIKTOR VASIL'EVICh / RYaBOVA TAT'YaNA VIKTOROVNA / SAMSONOV IVAN VLADIMIROVICh / BERLEVA MARIYa ANATOL'EVNA

BE
4 records

Kaskada DS

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centro filialas Žemdirbystės institutas

LT
3 records

Indzhe

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo (BG)

BG
3 records

Galahad

Protection expired

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Plant Breeding International Cambridge Ltd (GB)

FR
7 records

Ehogold

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Landwirtschaftliche Fachschule Edelhof Saatzucht

AT
5 records

Dodoni

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

HAO-DEMETER - Cereal Institute

GR
4 records

Bunchuk

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

LYFENKO SAVELIJ FILIPPOVICh / ERINYaK NIKOLAJ IVANOVICh / FEDChENKO VLADIMIR PAVLOVICh / NARGAN TAT'YaNA PAVLOVNA / NAKONEChNYJ NIKOLAJ YuR'EVICh / BREDINSKAYa NADEZhDA STEPANOVNA / RODENKO GALINA ANATOL'EVNA / BOSAKOVSKAYa NATAL'Ya YuR'EVNA / D'YaChENKO

UA
5 records

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Marinin Liubov Ivanivna, Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Kostiuk Stanislav Vasyl`ovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Babaiants Lazar Tihranovych, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Ptashenchuk Oleksandr Mykytovych, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko M

UA
5 records

Angardis

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Biogranum D.O.O., Milana 20, Novi Sad, Serbia

BG
3 records

Alma DS

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lietuvos agrarinių ir miškų mokslų centras

LT
4 records