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Vegetation period — Durum wheat

Triticum durum Desf.

A key biological trait of Triticum durum that determines adaptability, yield, and grain quality, measured in days from emergence to full maturity or by the sum of active temperatures.

In the reference 42 varieties crop Durum wheat, where this is mentioned in the description.

For winter durum wheat, the vegetation period is 280–290 days. For spring durum wheat, its duration varies from 75 to 130 days, with breeding groups divided into medium-early (82–84 days), mid-season (86–89 days), and medium-late (91–94 days). The heading phase is considered the most reliable criterion for assessing the maturity group, as the interphase period from emergence to heading is characterized by less variability.

The duration of the vegetation period is positively correlated with yield potential due to an increase in leaf surface area. Extending the period until heading contributes to increased vitreousness, but it may negatively affect grain size. Since durum wheat is demanding regarding harvest timing, precise determination of the vegetation period is critically important to prevent losses during over-ripening and to reduce risks associated with weather stress or late-summer disease infections.

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

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Varieties of Durum 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.

Odisseo

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Tiziano Disaro

IT UA
13 records

Tessadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT UA
9 records

Acalou

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RUSTICA PROGRAIN G.

ES FR IT
8 records

Tamadur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Saatzucht Donau GmbH & Co.KG

AT UA
7 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

ISEA S.P.A.

ES IT
6 records

Ardente

Protection expired

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

UCA SEM.PROVENCE

ES FR IT
7 records

Atoudur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Serasem S.A.S.

FR
5 records

Antalis

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Limagrain Europe S.A.S

IT
5 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Universita degli Studi di Catania Istituto di Agronomia Generale e Coltivazioni Erbacee

IT
3 records

P22D84

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Pioneer Overseas Corporation, Pioneer Hi-Bred Italia S.r.l.

IT
4 records

Nicola

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

GENETIC SERVICES S.R.L.

IT
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Nesterova Natalia Havrylivna, Molodchenkova Olha Olehivna, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Rybalka Oleksandr Illich, Kozlov Viktor Volodymyrovych, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
2 records

Tavryda

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Parfient`iev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Kotelenets` Olena Hryhorivna, Nesterova Nataliia Havrylivna, Albul Anatolыi Oleksыiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
3 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Nesterova Nataliia Havrylivna, Tonchak Valentyna Hryhorivna, Kotelenets` Olena Hryhorivna, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
3 records

Chado

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Markova Tetiana IUr'ivna, Yurchenko Petro Kharytonovych, Holik Oleh Viktorovych, Alad`in Volodymyr Semenovych, Holik Viktor Stepanovych,

UA
3 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

INIA/IRTA/IFAPA/ITA

ES
3 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Petrenkova Vira Pavlivna, Panchenko Ivan Arkhypovych, Alad`in Volodymyr Semenovych, Holik Viktor Stepanovych, Holik Oleh Viktorovych,

UA
3 records

AD 118

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Todor Gubatov

BG
3 records

Burshtyn

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Nesterova Nataliia Havrylivna, Kotelenets` Olena Hryhorivna, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
4 records

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

PUChKOV YuRIJ MIHAJLOVICh / ALFIMOV VLADIMIR ALEKSEEVICh / FOMENKO NINA PANTELEEVNA / KOSTIN VITALIJ VASIL'EVICh / MUDROVA ALEKSANDRA ALEKSEEVNA / DOMChENKO MILAN'Ya IVANOVNA

UA
3 records

Burbon

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

MAL'ChIKOV PETR NIKOLAEVICh / MYaSNIKOVA MARINA GERMANOVNA / NATOLI VINCENZO

IT
3 records

Linkor

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Vasyliev Oleksii Anatoliiovych, Kotelenets` Olena Hryhorivna, Nesterova Nataliia Havrylivna, Albul Anatolii Oleksiiovych, Palamarchuk Anatolii Ivanovych,

UA
3 records

PR22D78

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Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL

IT
3 records