Sowing oats (spring) Neptune, first reproduction, Kiev region.

Oats Neptune, first reproduction.

On the Ukrainian market, oats occupy a well-deserved place amongcereals crops. We offer you a worthy representative of the oat family - the Neptune variety, the yield of which is 43-64 t/ha. Bred at the Nosiv selection and research station of the Chernihiv Institute of APV of the National Academy of Sciences.
Neptune is a medium-ripening, fodder variety. A variety - mutyka.
The vegetation period of the plant is 100-115 days. The bush is erect, the stem of medium thickness is 87-98 cm long.(//tractor-service.com)

Features of oats Neptune
The variety is resistant to lodging, shedding and drought. The spikelet is semi-compressed, 18-24 cm long. 1000 grains weigh 33-48 g, average film density - 24-25%, contains 13.7-14.7% protein in grains.
Neptune is resistant to powdery mildew, stem and crown rust. It is rarely affected by the Swedish fly.
Since 2005, it has been registered in the state list of plant varieties and exceeds the average standard indicators in yield by 18%.
The sowing rate is 4.5-5 million similar grains per hectare. Early sowing time for the region. For cultivation, we recommend Lisostep and Polissya.