Variety traits

Branching

Branching is a morphological trait of a plant characterized by its ability to form lateral shoots from the main stem. This indicator determines plant architecture, its productivity, and its response to seeding density.

Mentioned in descriptions 8 809 varieties reference book.

Branching is a morphological feature of a crop reflecting the ability of the main stem to form lateral branches. In agronomy, this trait is directly linked to the tillering type and crop structure, as in many species additional shoots can bear reproductive organs, increasing the number of fruits or inflorescences per plant.

The expression of branching depends on the biological characteristics of the variety and its growing conditions, primarily plant population density. At low seeding rates, high branching allows for compensating for the lack of plants by forming additional shoots, whereas in dense stands, excessive branching often leads to the development of unproductive biomass and a reduction in overall yield.

In variety trials, this indicator is evaluated visually or by counting, often expressed as a percentage of plants with branching traits or in scores. The absence of branching is usually an advantage for intensive technologies, ensuring crop uniformity and synchronous ripening, while branching forms are valued for their plasticity at different seeding rates.

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Breakdown by crop

Rose branching 174 Grapevine Branching 57 Grapevine Branching 21 Branching — Hydrangea macrophylla 12 Branching of apple tree 12 Carnation branching 10 Pepper branching 9 Root branching — sugar beet 6 Branching in carnation 5 Phalaenopsis spike branching 5 Dahlia branching 5 Branching in China Aster 5 Branching in white lupin 5 Poinsettia branching 4 Pelargonium branching 4 Branching in Alfalfa 4 Branching — Pelargonium zonale 3 Branching — New Guinea Impatiens 3 Hydrangea branching 3 Branching in sunflower 3 Branching of fennel 3 Branching — Eryngium planum 3 Branching in Echinacea 3 Branching — Common Hazel 3

Found in these crops

Apple 693 Rose 290 European pear 221 Sweet cherry 178 Olive 172 Poinsettia 148 Cucumber 138 European plum 137 Bigleaf hydrangea 123 Rapeseed 123 Sour cherry 118 Bell pepper 117

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.

Herziana

Terminated

Tilia platyphyllos Scop.

HERZ KONRAD| Konrad Herz

1 record

Heneral

Terminated

Prunus cerasifera Ehrh. var. divaricata (Ledeb.) L. H. Bailey · Cherry plum

Pavliuk Vasyl` Vasyl`ovych, Yarushnykov Volodymyr Volodymyrovych, Taranenko Liliia Ivanivna,

2 records

Herbert SGGW

Terminated

Vaccinium corymbosum L. · Highbush blueberry

Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego

1 record

HEIRLOOM

Terminated

Chrysanthemum indicum L. · Indian chrysanthemum

MEEK M. JACK (FR)/William E. DUFFETT (US)

1 record

Hecken-Star

Protection expired

Ilex aquifolium L. · Common holly

Erbe/Erbengemeinschaft Hans Hachmann

1 record

Hedelfińska ISK

Terminated

Prunus avium (L.) L. · Sweet cherry

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

1 record

HANNE

Terminated

Rosa L. · Rose

PETER KAASTRUP

1 record

Hanabee Rose

Application submitted

Digitalis purpurea L. · Common Foxglove

TAKII & CO LTD

1 record

IAN

Terminated

Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri (Regel) Moran · Easter Cactus

J. DE. VRIES POTPLANTECULTURES B.V.

1 record

Hanabee Pink

Application submitted

Digitalis purpurea L. · Common Foxglove

TAKII & CO LTD

1 record

Hybryrock

Protection expired

Brassica napus var. napus · Rapeseed

SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR

1 record

Haal

Terminated

Picea A. Dietr. · Spruce

BLOOM| Adrian Bloom

1 record

Hostynets

Terminated

Foeniculum vulgare Mill. · Fennel

Kondratenko Serhii Ivanovych, Chaban Lesia Vasylivna, Kasian Oleksandr Ivanovych, Pozniak Oleksandr Vasylovych,

2 records

Hranatovyi

Terminated

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

Fedorova Ol`ha Stepanivna, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Smykov Anatolii Volodymyrovych, Parfil`ieva Zoia Mykolaivna,

2 records

Honeybee

Terminated

Phalaenopsis Bl. · Moth Orchid

Floricultura B.V.

1 record

Henezia

Active

Thuja occidentalis L. · Northern white-cedar

Szijarto Lajos

2 records

Groseille raisin

Active

Ribes L. · Currants

SMIDT (DE)

1 record

Herrepaere

Active

Pyrus communis L. · European pear

Information not available - Contact NL authorities

1 record

Grenache gris

Active

Vitis vinifera L. · Common grape vine

INCONNU (FR)

1 record

Hamlet

Terminated

Prunus armeniaca L. · Apricot

Rikhter Oleksandr Oleksandrovych, Smykov Volodymyr Karpovych, Polianychenko Kateryna Vasylivna, Horina Valentyna Mylentiivna,

2 records

Graefin Cosel

Terminated

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

FISCHER MANFRED| Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischer / MURAWSKI| Heinz Murawski + im Institut fuer Obstforschung Dresden-Pillnitz / SCHMADLAK| Dr. Johann Schmadlak

1 record

Grace Time

Withdrawn

Chrysanthemum x morifolium Ramat. · Florist's daisy

Cleangro Ltd

1 record

Gorby

Active

Trifolium L. · Clover

D'EUGENIO ASVERO / D'EUGENIO ITALO / D'EUGENIO RIVO

1 record

Gold Star

Terminated

Juniperus x pfitzeriana (Späth) P. A. Schmidt · Pfitzer juniper

Bunyn Maksym Viktorovych

1 record

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