Lists of cultivars
The lists of cultivars in the table below are indices of
selected for desirable characteristics that can be maintained by propagation
.
The plants listed may be
hereditary traits. When developing a new variety, a plant breeder might value such characteristics as appearance, disease resistance, and hardiness. In the cultivation of edible fruit and vegetables, nutritional value, shelf life, and crop yield
are also among the potential considerations.
Some of the lists use the word variety instead of cultivar. In most of these lists, variety refers to a cultivar that is recognised by the International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV). A cultivar must meet certain criteria in order to be recognised by UPOV as a named variety.
In a few lists, binomial name is followed by the word var. and another name, that is a botanical variety, not a cultivar.
List
See also
External links
- Wehner, Todd C.; Barrett, C. (5 September 1996). "Vegetable Cultivar Descriptions for North America". North Carolina State University. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
This article includes a species-related list of lists.