Variety traits
Helianthus annuus L.
A morphological trait of sunflower that defines the presence and type of lateral shoots on the main stem. The trait is classified by branching location and shoot vigor, and it is significant in hybrid breeding.
In the reference 3 varieties crop Sunflower, where this is mentioned in the description.
The branching trait in sunflowers is classified by two key parameters: the location of branching on the main stem, which can be basal, apical, or continuous, and the type of lateral shoots, which vary from weak and short to vigorous. The combination of these characteristics allows for the identification of up to nine branching types, the inheritance of which can be determined by either dominant or recessive genes.
In commercial production, single-headed forms are preferred, as branching complicates mechanized harvesting and reduces the uniformity of seed ripening. However, in breeding programs, branching forms are actively used as paternal components of hybrids because they possess a longer flowering period and increased pollen productivity.
General information about the subject — on the page Branching.
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.
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
LIMAGRAIN GENETICS GRANDES CULTURES
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
MAS SEEDS
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
KOIPESOL SEMILLAS, S.A.
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Dobroudja Agricultural Institute - General Toshevo (BG)
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Frederic Poujeaud
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
AGRI OBTENTIONS / INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE (I.N.R.A.)
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Asgrow France SA (FR)
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Syngenta Crop Protection AG, CH
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
MUHINA ZhANNA MIHAJLOVNA / VASIL'EV ANDREJ VLADIMIROVICh
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Yanul` Viktor Pavlovych, Baian Ezhefne, Synysha Iotsych, Drahan Shkorych,
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE AGRONOMIQUE, FR
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Roberto Reid
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
PIONEER HI-BRED INTERNATIONAL
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Agrigenetics Inc. D/B/A Mycogen Seeds
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Hendrik W. van der Velde
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Dusanic Nenad, Gvozdenovic Sandra, Jocic Sinisa,
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
KOSOLAPOV SERGEJ NIKOLAEVICh / KOYuDA SERGEJ PETROVICh / DOROGOBED ALEKSEJ ALEKSEEVICh
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
TEODORESCU ANDREEA
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Kutischeva Nataliia Mykolaivna, Scherban` Serhii Vasyl`ovych, Scherban` Nataliia Fedorovna, Lytovchenko Borys Kyrylovych, Riabota Oleksandr Mykolaiovych,
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower