Demira spring durum wheat seeds, elite, Kyiv region.

DEMIRA

The originator is the Plant Breeding Institute named after V.Ya. Yuryev National Academy of Sciences. The year of registration is 2019.

The species is leukurum (leusurum).

The potential yield is 7.1 t/ha, the average over the years of testing is 4.5 t/ha.
Medium-ripe - duration of vegetation is 101 days on average. Resistant to lodging, the height of the plants is 90 cm. The ear is easily milked. Weight of 1000 seeds 48.0-50.6 g.

It exceeds the standard in resistance to hard soot and septoriosis.

Gluten content 31-34%, protein content 13.5-15.5%. Pasta qualities are good, the variety belongs to the group of dual use, that is, it is suitable for making not only pasta products, but also bread in its pure form. It has advantages over the standard in terms of strengthflour (312 a.a., compared to the standard +123 a.a.), forms a larger volume of bread (690 ml from 100 g . flour, to the standard +163 ml.).(//tractor-service.com)

The variety was created for cultivation using intensive technology. The norm of sowing is 5 million similar grains per hectare.Seeds must be treated with fungicide and insecticide before sowing
Recommended for growing in the Forest Steppe.

Resistance to lying down 8 points.
Resistance to shedding 8 - 9 points.
Drought resistance 7 - 8 points.
Resistance against powdery mildew 9 points.
Resistance against brown rust 9 points.
Resistance against fusarium head blight 9 points.
Resistance against root rot 9 points.
Resistance against the turtle bug 9 points.
Resistance against the Swedish fly 9 points.