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

Maize 642 Sunflower 393 Bread wheat 302 Maize 227 Grapevine 212 Potato 148 Tall fescue 144 Barley 113 Rose 89 Common grape vine 87 Red fescue 82 Rapeseed 77

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.

MAS 860AR

Active

Helianthus annuus L. · Sunflower

MAS SEEDS

2 records

RGT Artedur

Active

Triticum durum Desf. · Durum wheat

RAGT 2N S.A.S

3 records

KWS Jersey

Active

Triticum aestivum L. · Bread wheat

Dr.Reiner Bothe, Dr.Erhard Ebmeyer,

3 records

Mriia MS

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych, Fedko Mykola Mykolaiovych, Cherchel Vladyslav IUriiovych, Dziubetskyi Borys Volodymyrovych,

3 records

P1524Y

Active

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

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

2 records

P1441Y

Active

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

PIONEER OVERSEAS CORPORATION

3 records

Os 499

Protection expired

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

Poljoprivredni Institut Osijek, HR

2 records

NS 2622

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Bozana Purar, Aleksandra Nastasic, Mile Ivanovic, Goran Bekavac, Dorde Jockovic, Milisav Stojakovic,

2 records

Devis

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Haidash, Oleksandr Leonidovych Bernatskyi, Maksym Mykhailovych Dziubetskyi, Borys Volodymyrovych Olizko, Oleksii Petrovych Cherchel, Vladyslav Iuriiovych Abelmasov, Oleksii Viktorovych Plotka, Vitalii Vitaliiovych Bondar, Tetiana Mykolaivna Bodenko, Natal

3 records

BC747

Active

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

Bc Institut d.d. Zagreb (HR)

2 records

DKC6212YG

Active

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

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

2 records

DMS Lord

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

Shevchenko Serhii Oleksandrovych, Halechko Ivan Dmytrovych, Kravchenko Viktor Mykolaiovych, Kostiuchenko Viktor Ivanovych, Borysov Viktor Mykolaiovych,

3 records

DKC4038

Active

Zea mays L. · Maize

MONSANTO TECHNOLOGY

2 records

Amers

Active

Prunus domestica L. · European plum

Instytut Ogrodnictwa - Państwowy Instytut Badawczy

3 records

110 R

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

INCONNU (FR)

2 records

WIMTIM01

Active

Rosmarinus officinalis L. · Rosemary

Wilhelmus Hubertus Gerardus Josephus Timmermans, Wilhelmina Geertruida Maria Timmermans-Peters

2 records

OKC 1131

Active

Cynodon x magennisii Hurcombe · Magennis Bermuda grass

Yanqi Wu, Dennis L. Martin, Justin Q. Moss, Nathan R. Walker, Charles Fontanier, Oklahoma State University

2 records

Tucano

Active

Populus x canadensis Moench · Carolina poplar

CREA-FL

2 records

LOWAT21

Active

Escallonia laevis (Vell.) Sleumer · Escallonia

Ian J. Ashton

2 records

99 Richter

Active

Vitis L. · Grapevine

INCONNU (FR)

2 records

530WX

Active

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

Monsanto Technology LLC, US

2 records

Oxblood Autumn

Active

Panicum virgatum L. · Switchgrass

Frans Geijsels

2 records

PAS702917

Active

Echinacea purpurea (L.) Moench · Purple coneflower

Jianping Ren

2 records

BELSEMCOB1

Active

Sempervivum arachnoideum L. · Cobweb houseleek

BELGICACTUS B.V.B.A.

2 records

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