Variety traits
Zea mays L.
An indicator of the ability of maize seeds to produce normal seedlings under laboratory conditions, determined on the 7th day. It serves as the basis for calculating seeding rates and forecasting plant stand density in the field.
In the reference 45 varieties crop Maize, where this is mentioned in the description.
The determination of maize germination is regulated by state standards, according to which seeds are germinated in sand at a depth equal to the seed length, with the embryo positioned downward. Laboratory germination is recorded on the 7th day, while germination energy, which characterizes the uniformity of emergence, is recorded on the 4th day.
For elite maize seeds, the standard values for laboratory germination are about 96%, with germination energy reaching 90%. Field germination of seeds is always 25–40% lower than laboratory germination, which necessitates the inclusion of safety margins when calculating seeding rates to achieve the target crop density.
Maize germination is critically affected by environmental conditions, particularly soil warming at a depth of 8–10 cm to 14–16 °C. A delay in seedling emergence due to low germination energy or unfavorable conditions triggers intraspecific competition, which significantly reduces the final yield.
General information about the subject — on the page Germination capacity.
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.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Tothne.Zsubori Zsuzsanna, Spitko Tamas, Szoke Csaba, Berzy Tamas, Pinter Janos, Hadi Geza, Marton L.Csaba,
Zea mays L. · Maize
MIHAIL NIKOLOV HRISTOV
Zea mays L. · Maize
Institut za ratarstvo i povrtarstvo, Novi Sad, Srbija
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Melnyk Taras Vitaliiovych, Melnyk Vitalii IAkovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
GRECU CONSTANTINHAS IOANCABULEA IANCUHAS VOICHITACOPANDEAN ANA
Zea mays L. · Maize
Syngenta participation AG
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ken Christensen
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
Melnyk Taras Vitaliiovych, Melnyk Vitalii IAkovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION
Zea mays L. · Maize
MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY
Zea mays L. · Maize
MAY AGRO SEED CORP.
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS SAAT SE & CO.KGAA
Zea mays L. · Maize
Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Plotka, Vitalii Vitaliiovych Cherchel, Vladyslav Iuriiovych Dziubetskyi, Borys Volodymyrovych
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
Cherchel, Vladyslav Iuriiovych Dziubetskyi, Borys Volodymyrovych Bodenko, Natalia Anatoliivna Bondar, Tetiana Mykolaivna
Zea mays L. · Maize
Ilchenko, Larysa Anatoliivna Dziubetskyi, Borys Volodymyrovych Bodenko, Natalia Anatoliivna Cherchel, Vladyslav IUriiovych
Zea mays L. · Maize
Tarasenko Ol`ha Mykolaivna, Husak IUliia Viktorivna, Bodenko Natalia Anatoliivna, Ilchenko Larysa Anatoliivna, Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Antoniuk Serhii Petrovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovyc
Zea mays L. · Maize
Zea mays L. · Maize
KWS Saat SE, Limagrain Europe S.A.S.
Zea mays L. · Maize
Pinter Zoltan / Szel Sandor / Kalman Laszlo / Buza Lajosne / Fejes Laszlo / Pinter Zoltanne