Variety traits
Plant height is a key morphological trait that determines a variety's lodging resistance and suitability for mechanized harvesting. This indicator is measured in centimeters and shows a high degree of dependence on the interaction between the variety's genotype and environmental conditions.
Mentioned in descriptions 51 504 varieties reference book.
Plant height is a morphological trait measured in centimeters from the soil surface to the top of the vegetative or generative organs. To ensure representativeness, measurements are taken at several points in the plot, with leaning plants raised to a vertical position; the timing of data collection is strictly regulated by variety testing protocols.
This trait is directly linked to the crop's lodging resistance: as a rule, shorter or short-stemmed forms possess increased stem strength, allowing them to better withstand high doses of mineral fertilizers and intensive agrotechnical loads. Plant height also determines harvestability, directly affecting the position of the lower fruits or pods relative to the soil level.
Variability in height depends both on the genetic characteristics of a specific variety and on growing conditions, including soil fertility, moisture availability, and plant density. Due to the lack of a universal scale for all crops, varieties are classified by height relative to specific crop standards, and agronomists are recommended to evaluate not only the mean value of the trait but also its stability under various weather conditions.
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.
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
BAUER WINTERGERSTEN GBR| Bauer Wintergersten GbR
Mentha L. · Mint
Martin Bauer GmbH & Co KG Herrn Dr. Hans-Jürgen Hannig / Dr. Judith Sitzmann / Dr. Adrian Kranvogel in Fa. Martin-Bauer GmbH & CoKG / Prof. Dr. Gert Forkmann c/o TU München / Prof. Dr. Wilfried H. Schnitzler
Beta vulgaris L. · Beet
Kuhn & Co International B.V.
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Antonenko Oleksii Fedorovych, Stebliuk Mykola Illich, Peresypkin Volodymyr Fedorovych,
Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower
Syngenta Crop Protection AG
Lolium multiflorum Lam. · Italian ryegrass
DEUTSCHE SAAT| Deutsche Saatveredelung AG
Cichorium intybus L. · Chicory
SARL ADRIEN MOMONT ET FILS, FR
Gladiolus L. · Gladiolus
Firma K. en K. Gootjes
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
NICKERS.RPB LTD&NICKER.IN
Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Sweet Corn Group) · Sweet corn
Nahorniak Mykhailo Mykolaiovych
Trifolium pratense L. · Red clover
Nasionex Sp.z. o.o
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Boryslav Kobyl`sky, Srbyslav Denchych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Stupa Leonid IAkovych, Piliuhin Anatolii Saveliiovych, Sokolov V’iacheslav Mykhailovych,
Brassica napus L. · Rapeseed
Jurgen Noack, Werner Paulmann, Martin Frauen,
Avena sativa L. · Oat
Tourneur Grandes Cultures Obtentions SNC (FR)
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Zamlila Nina Petrivna, Chebakov Mykola Petrovych, Kovalyshyna Hanna Mykolaivna, Zhyvotkov Leonid Oleksandrovych, Lebedieva Halyna Danylivna,
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Hupalo Halyna Pavlivna, Hirko Oleksandr Vlodymyrovych, Klymenko Iryna Ivanivna, Zaika IEvhenii Viktorovych, Kyryl`chuk Anzhela Mykolaivna, Kovalchuk Serhii Oleksandrovych, Tkachov Oleksandr Ivanovych, Holyk Liubov Mykolaivna, Starychenko Vasyl Mykolaiovyc
Zea mays L. · Maize
Serikov Volodymyr Oleksiiovych, Piliuhin Anatolii Saveliiovych, Sokolov V'iacheslav Mykhailovych, Bielousov Anatolii Oleksandrovych,
Zea mays L. · Maize
Dibrova I.IA., Shkliaruk A.P., Khromenko O.S., Prysiazhniuk I.V., Mrhun V.V.,
Hordeum vulgare L. · Barley
Solonechnyi, Pavlo Mykolaiovych Vasko, Nataliia Ivanivna Naumov, Oleksii Hermanovych Kozachenko, Mykhailo Romanovych Vazhenina, Olha IEvhenivna
Linum usitatissimum L. convar mediterraneum Vavilov ex Ell Kulpa et Danert
Instytut Wlokien Naturalnych
Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean
Heszky Laszlo / Hodosne dr. Kotvics Gizella
Rosa L. · Rose
Stoyan G. Dimitrov, Mariya T. Popova, Mariya S. Baldzhieva
Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat
Balla Laszlo / Bedoe Zoltan / Szunics Laszlo / Lang Laszlo / Szunics Laszlone