Variety traits
Allium porrum L.
The height of leek is evaluated either as the total plant height or as the length of the blanched part (the shank), which determines the commercial value of the crop.
In the reference 33 varieties crop Leek, where this is mentioned in the description.
When evaluating leeks, the key morphological indicators are the total plant height, measured from the soil level to the leaf tips, and the length of the blanched part (the pseudostem), measured from the basal plate to the point where the leaves diverge. The length of the shank is a decisive agronomic trait, ranging from 10 to 80 cm depending on varietal characteristics and the intensity of hilling.
The total height of marketable plants at the harvest stage is 70–98 cm, while flowering shoots in the second year of growth reach 1.5–2 m. The height of the blanched part directly depends on agronomic practices, specifically regular hilling, aimed at forming a tender and light-colored stem. Varietal differences in growth rate are taken into account when choosing planting patterns and scheduling harvest dates.
General information about the subject — on the page Plant height.
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.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
HM.CLAUSE
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Nunhems B.V., Nunhems B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Nunhems BV (NL)
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Bejo Zaden BV (NL)
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Domaine Public (FR)
Allium porrum L. · Leek
NUNHEMS
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Allium porrum L. · Leek
TOZER SEEDS LTD
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
TOZER SEEDS LTD
Allium porrum L. · Leek
NAPOLEONSWEG 152
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
TOZER SEEDS LTD
Allium porrum L. · Leek
NUNHEMS BV / NUNHEMS BV
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Enza Zaden Beheer B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
VEGETABLE MONSANTO B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Nunhems B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
TOZER SEEDS LTD
Allium porrum L. · Leek
HAZERA SEEDS B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Semsearch B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
Rijk Zwaan Zaadteelt en Zaadhandel B.V.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.
Allium porrum L. · Leek
PLANTICO HODOWLA I NASIENNICTWO OGRODNICZE ZIELONKI SP. Z O.O.