Winter wheat seeds OVIDY, Kharkiv region.

Ovid - winter soft wheat

Originator: Institute of Irrigated Agriculture of the National Academy of Sciences

Creation method. Individual selection from the hybrid combination KhK1/Khersonska 91-708 of the best line.

Approbation features: variety lutescens, spike white, thornless, medium size (9-10 cm), pyramidal, medium dense, spike scale oval-lanceolate, its shoulder beveled, medium width. The tooth is straight, short. The keel is moderately pronounced. The grain is red, ovoid, large.

Economic and biological characteristics. A variety of intensive type for non-irrigated and irrigated agriculture, universal use on various agrobackgrounds. The yield potential is 9.5-10.0 t/ha. In the state variety test, it showed the maximum yield on average in the Steppe zone, respectively 7.47 t/ha, Forest Steppe – 7.79 t/ha, Polissia – 6.31 t/ha.

Mid-early: growing season 280-285 days.
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Medium-sized: plant height 100-105 cm. Resistant to lodging (8-9 points), shedding and germination of grain in the ear.

Frost resistance is above average. Drought resistance and heat resistance are high.

Resistant to powdery mildew, brown rust, weakly affected by septoriosis, fusarium, not affected by volatile and hard soot.

Grain quality meets the requirements for strong and valuable wheat: weight of 1000 seeds 41.3-50.2 g, protein content in grain 13.2-15.2%, gluten - 31.5-45.7% (I and II groups),flour strength - 290-305 o. a., the volume of bread from 100 g of flour is 650-750 ml, the overall evaluation of bread is 4.8-5.0 points; vitrification 94-97%.

Agrotechnical requirements: it is advisable to sow the variety after the best predecessors. It responds well to increasing the agro background and irrigation. Sowing dates and sowing rates are generally accepted for the zone. In the South of Ukraine, sowing is carried out in the third decade of September until October 5-6 at the rate of 4.5 million per hectare, on irrigated fields - 4.0-4.5 million per hectare.

Features of the variety. One of the most winter-hardy varieties of Ukraine. Under very unfavorable conditions, it overwinters by 92-95% (plants keep 85 days under ice). Forms a large alignedgrain.

The variety has been entered in the State Register of Plant Varieties of Ukraine since 2009 for the Steppe (irrigated and non-irrigated lands), Forest Steppe and Polissia.