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Variety traits

Drought tolerance

Drought tolerance of a variety is the ability of a plant to maintain productivity and crop quality under conditions of moisture deficit and dry air. This property is based on mechanisms of drought escape, water conservation, and physiological tissue endurance.

Mentioned in descriptions 12 470 varieties reference book.

Drought tolerance is expressed as the ability of a variety to maintain stable productivity during soil moisture shortages. The trait is manifested through biological drought escape in early-maturing forms, anatomical and morphological adaptations such as waxy bloom and leaf pubescence, as well as the physiological resistance of cellular systems to dehydration and high temperatures.

Tolerance assessment in the variety testing system is conducted by field comparison with a standard during adverse years, where the variety is rated in scores based on yield levels. Additionally, visual symptoms are taken into account, including leaf rolling, plant height, and the retention of green color (stay-green), as well as laboratory indicators of tissue water-holding capacity and proline accumulation.

The effectiveness of a variety depends on its plasticity and ability to pass through critical development phases, such as jointing or heading, without critical loss of productivity. Drought tolerance often correlates with overall adaptability to other stress factors; therefore, when selecting, it is important to consider the homeostatic nature of the variety and the results of trials in specific agro-climatic zones.

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Breakdown by crop

Found in these crops

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.

Svezhina

Active

Agropyron cristatum (L.) Gaertn. · Crested wheatgrass

Aneliya Katova, Petar Vekovski, Anna Ilieva, Yordanka Naydenova

BG
3 records

Sundaze bronze

Terminated

Xerochrysum bracteatum (Vent.) Tzvelev · Strawflower

FLORETA PTY LTD.

SK
2 records

Super Sile 18

Terminated

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

TRIUMPH SEED CO. (US)

FR
2 records

Sunshine

Terminated

Lolium perenne L. · Perennial ryegrass

PICKSEED CANADA INC

PL
2 records

Soprano

Active

Prunus persica (L.) Batsch · Peach

PERFIL'EVA ZOYa NIKOLAEVNA / SMYKOV ANATOLIJ VLADIMIROVICh / SMYKOV VLADIMIR KARPOVICh / FEDOROVA OL'GA STEPANOVNA / LATSKO TAT'YaNA ANATOL'EVNA / LOBANOVSKAYa VALENTINA FEDOROVNA

UA
4 records

Zea mays L. · Maize

Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych, Andrianova Nina Fedorivna, Mykuliak Ivan Stepanovych, Chernomyz Anatolii Mykolaiovych,

UA
2 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

SM Nida

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

SM Ina

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
3 records

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench · Sorghum

Piter Bohdan Chykaliuk

UA
2 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
4 records

Silver Star

Protection expired

Yucca L. · Yucca

HENK IBES HOLLAND B.V.

NL
2 records

ShARADA

Active

Triticum aestivum L. subsp. sphaerococcum (Percival) Mackey · Indian dwarf wheat

FILOBOK LEONTIJ PETROVICh / PUChKOV YuRIJ MIHAJLOVICh / KERIMOV VAGIF RAHMETOVICh / ALFIMOV VLADIMIR ALEKSEEVICh / BESPALOVA LYuDMILA ANDREEVNA / KUDRYaShOV IGOR' NIKOLAEVICh / KONOPKIN SERGEJ OLEGOVICh / PUZYRNAYa OL'GA YuR'EVNA / BUKREEVA GALINA IVANOVN

UA
3 records

Skif

Active

Anethum graveolens L. · Dill

NEVKRYTAYa NATAL'Ya VLADIMIROVNA / AFANAS'EVA EVGENIYa SERGEEVNA

UA
2 records

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

SM Adego

Active

Zea mays L. subsp. mays (Maize Group) · Maize

Hodowla Roslin Smolice Sp.z o.o Grupa IHAR

PL
2 records

Skarbnytsia

Terminated

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Lytvynenko Raisa Ivanivna, Maksymov Mykola Havrylovych, Parfentiev Mykhailo Hryhorovych, Babaiants Lazar Tyhranovych, Reshetnikova Valentyna Semenivna, Ptashenchuk Oleksandr Mykytovych, Honcharuk Nina Oleksandrivna, Lytvynenko Mykola Antonovych,

UA
3 records

Capsicum annuum L. · Bell pepper

BREZEANU CREOLABREZEANU PETRE MARIANAMBARUS SILVICA

RO
3 records

Setenil

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

AGROVEGETAL, S.A.

ES
3 records

Serpanok

Active

Solanum tuberosum L. · Potato

OSIPChUK ANDREJ ANTONOVICh / NAZAR STEFANIYa GRIGOR'EVNA / GRITSENKO EKATERINA PETROVNA / KUChKO ANATOLIJ ANDREEVICh / OSIPChUK ALLA ANDREEVNA / TIMOShENKO TAT'YaNA VASIL'EVNA / TARASENKO OLEG ALEKSANDROVICh / TAKTAEV BORIS ANATOL'EVICh / TARAShchENKO NAD

UA
3 records

Phaseolus vulgaris L. · Common bean

Domaine Public (FR)

FR
2 records

Sb 142

Active

Glycine max (L.) Merr. · Soybean

Robert Jackson

UA
3 records

Saphir

Active

Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench subsp. bicolor · Sorghum

Eurosorgho (FR)

FR
2 records

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